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Political Science Social Policy

Canadian Family Policies

Cross-National Comparisons

by (author) Maureen Baker

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Dec 1995
Category
Social Policy, Marriage & Family, Comparative Politics
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780802077868
    Publish Date
    Dec 1995
    List Price
    $35.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442672178
    Publish Date
    Dec 1995
    List Price
    $51.00

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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.

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