Federalism and the Welfare State
Federalism and the Welfare State

Author: Herbert Obinger

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2005-06-02

Total Pages: 381

ISBN-13: 0521847389

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In this unique and provocative contribution to the literatures of political science and social policy, ten leading experts question prevailing views that federalism always inhibits the growth of social solidarity. Their comparative study of the evolution of political institutions and welfare states in the six oldest federal states - Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, the US - reveals that federalism can facilitate and impede social policy development. Development is contingent on several time-dependent factors, including degree of democratization, type of federalism, and the stage of welfare state development and early distribution of social policy responsibility. The reciprocal nature of the federalism-social policy relationship also becomes apparent: the authors identify a set of important bypass structures within federal systems that have resulted from welfare state growth. In an era of retrenchment and unravelling unitary states, this study suggests that federalism may actually protect the welfare state, and welfare states may enhance national integration.

Federalism and the Welfare State in a Multicultural World
Federalism and the Welfare State in a Multicultural World

Author: Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 2019-01-19

Total Pages: 363

ISBN-13: 1553395395

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Until the 1990s social policy played an integrative role in Canada, providing a counter-narrative to claims that federalism and diversity undermine the potential of social policy. Today, however, the Canadian model is under strain, reflecting changes in both the welfare state and the immigration-citizenship-multiculturalism regime. Federalism and the Welfare State in a Multicultural World illustrates that there are clear trends that, if unchecked, may exacerbate rather than overcome important social cleavages. The editors argue that we are at a crucial moment to re-evaluate the role of social policy in a federal state and a multicultural society, and if federalism and diversity challenge traditional models of the nation-building function of social policy, they also open up new pathways for social policy to overcome social divisions. Complacency about, or naive celebration of, the Canadian model is unwarranted, but it is premature to conclude that the model is irredeemably broken, or that all the developments are centrifugal rather than centripetal. Social policy is integral to mitigating divisions of class, region, language, race, and ethnicity, and its underlying values of solidarity and risk-sharing also make it a critical mechanism for nation-building. Whether social policy actually accomplishes these goals is variable and contested. The essays in this volume provide some timely answers.

Welfare State and Canadian Federalism
Welfare State and Canadian Federalism

Author: Keith G. Banting

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 277

ISBN-13: 0773506314

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The first edition of The Welfare State and Canadian Federalism focused on the impact of federalism on social policy during a period of economic growth and expanding social expenditures. The revised edition extends the analysis by asking how the federal syatem has shaped the social policy response to neo-conservatism, recession, and restraint. It analyses policy trends in detail; examines the implications of constitutional changes, including the Charter; and highlights the continuing role of federalism.

Welfare State and Canadian Federalism
Welfare State and Canadian Federalism

Author: Keith Banting

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 1987-09-01

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 0773580735

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The first edition of The Welfare State and Canadian Federalism focused on the impact of federalism on social policy during a period of economic growth and expanding social expenditures. The revised edition extends the analysis by asking how the federal syatem has shaped the social policy response to neo-conservatism, recession, and restraint. It analyses policy trends in detail; examines the implications of constitutional changes, including the Charter; and highlights the continuing role of federalism.

Federalism and Social Policy
Federalism and Social Policy

Author: Scott L. Greer

Publisher: University of Michigan Press

Published: 2019-05-24

Total Pages: 339

ISBN-13: 0472131176

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Federalism and Social Policy focuses on the crucial question: Is a strong and egalitarian welfare state compatible with federalism? In this carefully curated collection, Scott L. Greer, Heather Elliott, and the contributors explore the relationship between decentralization and the welfare state to determine whether or not decentralization has negative consequences for welfare. The contributors examine a variety of federal countries, including Spain, Canada, and the United Kingdom, asking four key questions related to decentralization: (1) Are there regional welfare states (such as Scotland, Minnesota, etc.)? (2) How much variation is there in the structures of federal welfare states? (3) Is federalism bad for welfare? (4) Does austerity recentralize or decentralize welfare states? By focusing on money and policy instead of law and constitutional politics, the volume shows that federalism shapes regional governments and policies even when decentralization exists.

Social Federalism
Social Federalism

Author: Bea Cantillon

Publisher:

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789400001664

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Belgium is a federation in turmoil. Politicians of the two language communities find it increasingly difficult to reach common ground on many issues. Social policy stands in the middle of these tensions. At present, social federalism in Belgium is still at an immature stage. However, as a result of constitutional reform in the course of the last decennia, social policy has become embedded at the regional, the federal, as well as at the European level. Moreover, the more prosperous region of Flanders has expressed the wish to develop its own social protection and has introduced, among others, a Flemish Care Insurance. These developments have resulted in the creation of a "layered welfare state." The authors of this book critically assess the current stage of social federalism in Belgium and ask how, against the background of the major challenge of an ageing population, an effective social policy can be shaped. The book considers at which level the bulk of an effective social policy is best situated, what the role of the sub-national entities can be, and which limitations are imposed by the constitutional and European framework. The various forms of power allocation are considered for social federalism in Belgium. From the perspective of various scientific disciplines, and averse to any political dogma, this book pleads for a more nuanced thinking on social federalism in Belgium.

Canadian Social Welfare Policy
Canadian Social Welfare Policy

Author: Institute of Public Administration of Canada

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9780773506121

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Seven experts, representing a variety of disciplinary perspectives, discuss specific reform efforts in a number of social welfare policy areas and identify the jurisdictional fremework of policy-making in Canada's federal system as a factor of significantly affects these efforts.

Multiculturalism and the Welfare State
Multiculturalism and the Welfare State

Author: Will Kymlicka

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 422

ISBN-13: 0199289182

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And political foundations of the welfare state, and indeed about our most basic concepts of citizenship and national identity

Combating Poverty
Combating Poverty

Author: Axel van den Berg

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 2017-01-01

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 1487501560

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Combating Poverty critically analyses the growing divergence between Quebec and other large Canadian provinces in terms of social and labour market policies and their outcomes over the past several decades. While Canada is routinely classified as a single, homogeneous 'liberal market' regime, social and labour market policy falls within provincial jurisdiction resulting in a considerable divergence in policy mixes and outcomes between provinces. This volume offers a detailed survey of social and labour market policies since the early 2000s in Canada's four largest provinces - Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, and Alberta - showing the full extent to which Canada's major provinces have chosen diverging policy paths. Quebec has succeeded in emulating European and even Nordic social democratic levels of poverty for some groups, while poverty rates and patterns in the other provinces remain close to the high levels characteristic of the North American liberal, market-oriented regime. Combating Poverty provides a unique and timely reflection on the political implications and sustainability of Canada's fragmented welfare state.

Contemporary Canadian Federalism
Contemporary Canadian Federalism

Author: Alain-G. Gagnon

Publisher:

Published: 2009-06-06

Total Pages: 500

ISBN-13:

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The papers in this collection offer reflections on Canadian federalism by leading Québécois scholars.