From Rights to Needs : A History of Family Allowances in Canada, 1929-92 Paperback / softback
by Raymond B. Blake
Paperback / softback
Description
This book explores the family allowance phenomenon from the idea's debut in the House of Commons in 1929 to the program's demise as a universal program under the Mulroney government in 1992.
Although successive federal governments remained committed to its underlying principle of universality, party politics, bureaucracy, federal-provincial wrangling, and the shifting priorities of citizens eroded the rights-based approach to social security and replaced it with one based on need.
In tracing the evolution of one social security program within a national perspective, From Rights to Needs sheds new light on how Canada's welfare state and social policy has been transformed over the past half century.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:392 pages, 2 charts, 8 tables, and 16 b&w photos
- Publisher:University of British Columbia Press
- Publication Date:01/07/2009
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- ISBN:9780774815734
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:392 pages, 2 charts, 8 tables, and 16 b&w photos
- Publisher:University of British Columbia Press
- Publication Date:01/07/2009
- Category:
- ISBN:9780774815734