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Social Welfare in Canada

by (author) Andrew Armitage

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Initial publish date
Jan 2003
Category
Social Work
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780771007927
    Publish Date
    Oct 1988
    List Price
    $22.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780195417838
    Publish Date
    Jan 2003
    List Price
    $179.99

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This book examines the development of Canada's welfare state, various views of social policy, and the contributions of liberal thought to social welfare in Canada. Armitage evaluates what has been gained, and what has been lost, in regard to seven fundamental liberal values: concern for the individual, faith in humanity, equity, equality, community, diversity, and faith in democracy.

The result is a comprehensive, up-to-the-minute look at the scope and objectives of redistribution, the role of communities, and the political and ideological context in which policy is created.

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Contributor Notes

Andrew Armitage is in the School of Social Work, University of Victoria.