Changing Politics of Canadian Social Policy is a one-of-a-kind resource in the fields of political science and social work.

Preface to the Second Edition

Preface to the First Edition

Introduction

1. Changing Politics: Social Policy in a Globalizing and Pluralizing Context

2. Early Developments in Canadian Social Welfare

3. Envisaging and Establishing a System of Social Security for Canadians

4. The Crisis of the Welfare State: Canadian Perspectives and Critiques

5. Response to the Crisis: Retrenching the Welfare State and Changing Responsibilities for Social Protection

6. Global Capitalism and the Canadian Welfare State: Impacts of Economic Integration, Fiscal Policy, and Market Liberalism on Social Policy

7. The Crisis of the Market Economy: International Issues and Canadian Responses

8. Diversity and Equality in a Pluralist Welfare Community: Issues of Social Control, Selectivity, and Universality

9. Gender and Social Policy: His and Her States of Welfare

10. Civil Society, Social Economy, and the Voluntary Sector: Links between Community Capacities and Social Policy

11. Creating a New Policy Agenda and Rebuilding the Social Role of the State

Notes

Bibliography

Index

James J. Rice is an emeritus professor in the School of Social Work at McMaster University.