Child Poverty and the Canadian Welfare State: From Entitlement to Charity (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780888644619)

In 2005, 1.2 million children in Canada were living below the poverty level. This represents a 20 percent increase since 1989, the year that the federal government unanimously passed a resolution to eliminate child poverty by 2000. To understand the state of children's welfare, Child Poverty and the Canadian Welfare State reviews Canadian social policy reform, and discovers that the welfare of poor children is a casualty of the war on the welfare state launched by opposing political ideologies. This study surveys the shift from entitlement to charity from the perspective of social policy reform.

Author: Shereen Ismael
ISBN-10: 0888644612
ISBN-13: 9780888644619
Publisher: University of Alberta Press
Language: English
Published: 11/15/2006
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 8.94h x 6.65w x 0.35d