Political Science Social Policy
Canadian Family Policies
Cross-National Comparisons
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Initial publish date
- Dec 1995
- Category
- Social Policy, Marriage & Family, Comparative Politics
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780802077868
- Publish Date
- Dec 1995
- List Price
- $35.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781442672178
- Publish Date
- Dec 1995
- List Price
- $51.00
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Description
With poverty, unemployment, and one-parent families on the rise in most Western democracies, government assistance presents an increasingly urgent and complex problem. This is the first study to explore Canada's family policies in an international context. Maureen Baker looks at the successes and failures of social programs in other countries in search of solutions that might work in Canada.
Baker has chosen seven industrialized countries for her comparative study: Australia, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. These countries experience social and economic strains similar to those felt in Canada, and though they share certain policy solutions, major differences in policy remain. Baker considers which of the policies in these countries are most effective in reducing poverty, enhancing family life, and improving the status of women, then applies her findings to the Canadian situation.
Bringing together research and statistics from the fields of demography, political science, economics, sociology, women's studies, and social policy, this rich, multidisciplinary study provides a unique resource for anyone interested in Canadian family policy.
About the author
Maureen Baker is Professor and Head, Department of Sociology, University of Auckland.