Social Fabric or Patchwork Quilt

by Blake, Raymond B.; Keshen, Jeff

• ISBN13: 9781551115443
• ISBN10: 1551115441
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-06-15
• Publisher: Univ of Toronto Pr Higher education

Summary

Both historical and contemporary features of Canadian social welfare are explored in this wide-ranging and in-depth collection. Social Fabric or Patchwork Quilt explores the evolution of the Canadian social welfare state from a system based upon voluntarism and philanthropy to one in which the State's involvement has increased considerably. It also shows how the roles of governments at all levels have changed in recent times. Chapters describe the developing Canadian welfare state from Confederation to the present. Beginning with an integrative framework in the general introduction, the selected essays represent many perspectives: chronological, regional, multidisciplinary and ideological. An important feature of this collection is the consideration of providers and recipients. Such wide-ranging outlooks are possible given the diverse backgrounds of contributors, which include historians, sociologists, social workers, public policy experts and political scientists. As well as historical and sociological studies, topics include key programs (discussed in detail), the quality of services received by principal target groups, new directions in research; some contributions even revisit foundational older works and key government documents.

Table of Contents

Introduction	9	(10)
I: Beginnings	19	(152)
CHAPTER 1 Saving for a Rainy Day: Social Security in Late Nineteenth-Century and Early Twentieth-Century Canada	25	(20)
Dennis T. Guest
CHAPTER 2 Blood on the Factory Floor: The Workers' Compensation Movement in Canada and the United States	45	(14)
Robert H. Babcock
CHAPTER 3 "In the Interests of the Children": Mothers' Allowances and the Origins of Income Security in Ontario, 1917-1930	59	(30)
James Struthers
CHAPTER 4 Scandal and Social Policy: The Ideal Maternity Home and the Evolution of Social Policy in Nova Scotia, 1940-1951	89	(34)
Karen Balcom
CHAPTER 5 "Forward to a Farm": Land Settlement as Unemployment Relief in the 1930's	123	(20)
Dawn S. Bowen
CHAPTER 6 History According to the Boucher Report: Some Reflections on the State and Social Welfare in Quebec before the Quiet Revolution	143	(10)
B.L. Vigod
CHAPTER 7 A New Taxpayer for a New State: Charitable Fundraising and the Origins of the Welfare State	153	(18)
Shirley Tillotson
II: Triumph to Reform	171	(168)
CHAPTER 8 A New Beginning: "The Veteran's Charter"	177	(26)
Jeffrey A. Keshen
CHAPTER 9 In the Children's Interest? Change and Continuity in a Century of Canadian Social Welfare Initiatives for Children	203	(18)
Raymond B. Blake
CHAPTER 10 Income Maintenance, Insurance Principles, and the "Liberal 196os": Canada's Unemployment Insurance Program, 1961-1971	221	(16)
L. Richard Lund
CHAPTER 11 Integrating the Inuit: Social Work Practice in the Eastern Arctic, 1955-1963	237	(14)
Frank James Tester
CHAPTER 12 First Nations Child and Family Services, 1982-1992: Facing the Realities	251	(12)
Peter Hudson and Sharon Taylor-Henley
CHAPTER 13 Eroding Canadian Social Welfare: The Mulroney Legacy, 1984-1993	263	(12)
Patricia Evans
CHAPTER 14 The Rise of Chain Nursing Homes in Ontario, 1971-1996	275	(34)
Joel A.C. Baum
CHAPTER 15 Access to Physician Services in Quebec: Relative Influence of Household Income and Area of Residence	309	(30)
François Rivest, Pascal Bossé, Silviu Nedelca, and Alain Simard
III: New Realities in Social Security	339	(198)
CHAPTER 16 The Social Policy Divide: The Welfare State in Canada and the United States	345	(38)
Keith Banting
CHAPTER 17 Current Issues Surrounding Poverty and Welfare Programming in Canada: Two Reviews	383	(36)
Garson Hunter and Dionne Miazdyck
CHAPTER 18 Tilting Toward Marketization: Reform of the Canadian Pension Plan	419	(16)
Glenn Drover
CHAPTER 19 Canadian Disability Policy: Still a Hit-and-Miss Affair	435	(20)
Michael J. Prince
CHAPTER 20 Employment Benefits for Same-Sex Couples: The Expanding Entitlement	455	(12)
Donald D. Carter
CHAPTER 21 Three Choices for the Future of Medicare	467	(18)
Gregory P. Marchildon
CHAPTER 22 How Will the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and Evolving Jurisprudence Affect Health-Care Costs?	485	(30)
Donna Greschner
CHAPTER 23 The Contribution of the Social Economy to Social Policy: Lessons from Quebec	515	(22)
Yves Vaillancourt, François Aubry, Louise Tremblay, Muriel Kearney, and Luc Thériault
Sources	537