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Book SynopsisLeading political scientists, sociologists, and economists explain how and why Canadian public policy has been falling behind in the race to contain surging income inequality.
Table of Contents1 Introduction: Inequality and the Fading of Redistributive Politics / Keith Banting and John Myles
Part 1: Politics
2 Historical Transformations of Canada’s Social Architecture: Institutions, Instruments, and Ideas / Jane Jenson
3 Drivers of Increasing Market Income Inequality: Structural Change and Policy / David A. Green and James Townsend
4 Business, Labour, and Redistributive Politics / William D. Coleman
5 Restructuring Civil Society: Muting the Politics of Redistribution / Susan D. Phillips
6 Public Opinion on Social Spending, 1980-2005 / Robert Andersen and Josh Curtis
7 Multicultural Diversity and Redistribution / Keith Banting, Stuart Soroka, and Edward Koning
8 The Party System, Elections, and Social Policy / Richard Johnston
9 The New Bureaucratic Politics of Redistribution / David A. Good
10 Territorial Politics and the New Politics of Redistribution / Gerard W. Boychuk
11 Quebec’s New Politics of Redistribution / Alain Noël
Part 2: Policy
12 Health Care Policy after Universality: Canada in Comparative Perspective / Carolyn Hughes Tuohy
13 Income Security for Seniors: System Maintenance and Policy Drift / John Myles
14 The Recent Evolution of Tax-Transfer Policies / Robin Boadway and Katherine Cuff
15 Childcare, New Social Risks, and the New Politics of Redistribution in Ontario / Rianne Mahon
16 Labour Market Income Transfers and Redistribution: National Themes and Provincial Variations / Rodney Haddow
Part 3: Conclusion
17 Canadian Social Futures: Concluding Reflections / Keith Banting and John Myles
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