Canadian Family Policies : Cross-National Comparisons /
Baker, Maureen
Canadian Family Policies : Cross-National Comparisons / Maureen Baker. - 1 online resource (466 p.) - Heritage .
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
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.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780802077868 9781442672178
10.3138/9781442672178 doi
Child welfare--Cross-cultural studies.
Family policy--Cross-cultural studies.
Family policy--Canada.
Family policy.
Social policy--Cross-cultural studies.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy.
HV700.C3 / B35 1995eb
362.82/56/0971
Canadian Family Policies : Cross-National Comparisons / Maureen Baker. - 1 online resource (466 p.) - Heritage .
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
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.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780802077868 9781442672178
10.3138/9781442672178 doi
Child welfare--Cross-cultural studies.
Family policy--Cross-cultural studies.
Family policy--Canada.
Family policy.
Social policy--Cross-cultural studies.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy.
HV700.C3 / B35 1995eb
362.82/56/0971