Download or read book The Emergence of Social Security in Canada written by Dennis T. Guest and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyzes the major influences shaping the Canadian welfare state. A central trend in Canadian social security over most of the twentieth century has been a shift from a 'residual' to an 'institutional' concept. The residual approach, which dominated until the Second World War, posited that the causes of poverty and joblessness were to be found within individuals and were best remedied by personal initiative and reliance on the private market. However, the dramatic changes brought about by the Great Depression and the Second World War resulted in the rise of an institutional approach to social security. Poverty and joblessness began to be viewed as the results of systemic failure, and the public began to demand that governments take action to establish front-rank institutions guaranteeing a level of protection against the common risks to livelihood. Thus, the foundations of the Canadian welfare state were established. The Emergence of Social Security in Canada is both an important historical resource and an engrossing tale in its own right, and it will be of great interest to anyone concerned about Canadian social policy.
Download or read book Official Report of the Debates of the House of Commons written by Canada. Parliament. House of Commons and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 1398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book House of Commons Debates Official Report written by Canada. Parliament. House of Commons and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 1404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Political Economy of Pensions written by Richard Lee Deaton and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2011, the 'Baby Boom' generation will begin to retire. Bythen, the stark reality of the 'greying' of the population inNorth America and Western Europe will have brought the inadequacies ofthe state and private pension systems home to all levels of society,and the pension crisis will be actual rather than impending. In The Political Economy of Pensions, Richard Deatonexplores the factors involved in this high-profile issue of publicpolicy and shows the insufficiency of recent reform initiatives inCanada, the United States, and Britain. Four converging considerations explain the imminence of the pensioncrisis. First, while it is commonly assumed that 70 percent ofpre-retirement income will be sufficient for a one-earner couple tomaintain its standard of living, few pensioners receive this amount,and polls show that those not yet retired expect or want full incomereplacement. Second, the proportion of elderly people in the populationwill dramatically increase in coming decades; the number of employedworkers for each retired person will fall from seven to three, whilethe costs for elderly dependants rise. Third, the majority of workersin all three countries have no coverage under employer-sponsoredprivate pension schemes, the percentage of those covered has beendropping in recent years, and many of those who do have privatepensions receive only partial or unindexed payments. Finally, thecorporate sector and the state have been appropriating pension funds asa source of investment and social capital to meet their financialrequirements. The pension system now occupies a strategic economic position inadvanced market economies. Consequently, the conflicting interestsunderlying the pension crisis could generate a heightened awareness ofpower and politics in capitalist countries and increase social tensionsmanifesting themselves through intergenerational, sectoral, political,and industrial relations conflicts. The Political Economy of Pensions identifies personalproblems and structural issues which may have significance in terms ofpower, politics, and social change in the future. This timely andprovocative comparative, interdisciplinary study will be of interest tothose involved in social policy, gerontology, economics, industrialrelations, or social work, and others concerned with pensions and agingor with the social impact of public policies.
Download or read book Pension Reform written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Work and Pensions Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2006-07-22 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pension Reform : Fourth report of session 2005-06, Vol. 2: Oral and written Evidence
Download or read book Canadian Women s Issues written by Ruth Roach Pierson and published by James Lorimer & Company. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preface Acknowledgements 1. The Canadian Women's Movement Documents Marjorie Griffen Cohen 2. The Politics of the Body Documents Ruth Roach Pierson 3.The Mainstream Women's Movement and the Politics of Difference Documents Ruth Roach Pierson 4. Social Policy and Social Services Documents Marjorie Griffen Cohen 5. Women, Law, and the Justice System Documents Paula Bourne 6. Women, Culture, and Communications Philinda Masters Permissions Index
Download or read book Microlog Canadian Research Index written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 1112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An index and document delivery service for Canadian report literature".
Download or read book The Parliamentarian written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Journal of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada written by Canada. Parliament. House of Commons and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 1058 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Saskatchewan Labour Report written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 884 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Social Dialogue and Pension Reform written by Emmanuel Reynaud and published by International Labour Organization. This book was released on 2000 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examines the little-known involvement of employer's and workers' organizations, academics, professionals, and experts in developing and reforming public policy; and pension reform, in particular.
Download or read book Documents written by Council of Europe: Parliamentary Assembly and published by Council of Europe. This book was released on 2003-11-28 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ladies Upstairs written by Monique Bégin and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2019-12-21 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than fifty years after most Canadian women received the right to vote, very few women were elected as members of Parliament and none came from Quebec. Canada's 1972 federal election marked a refreshing transition. Twice as many female candidates ran for office than in the previous election, and, of the five women elected to the House of Commons that year, three Liberal Party candidates – Monique Bégin, Albanie Morin, and Jeanne Sauvé – shared the honour of being the first Quebec women MPs. In this riveting memoir of a trailblazing female politician, Monique Bégin tells the story of her journey into politics and beyond. Born in Italy, Bégin spent her childhood in France and Portugal before arriving in Montreal as a refugee of the Second World War. In 1967, she was swept into the world of politics when she became executive secretary of the Royal Commission on the Status of Women. Inspired by Pierre Trudeau, she then ran for the House of Commons and served in various cabinet positions, ultimately spearheading the landmark Canada Health Act before retiring to pursue a career in academia. Offering a revealing glimpse into the pervading sexism of Canadian public life, Ladies, Upstairs! details the experiences of a feisty, candid outsider who, through sheer fortitude, intelligence, and hard work, became minister of health and welfare, a university dean, a sought-after member for commissions of inquiry, and an international expert on public health. The voice of a woman in a male world, a francophone among anglophones, and a skeptical politician, Ladies, Upstairs! provides a fascinating account of one of Canada's most impressive federal ministers and her discoveries through the decades.
Download or read book New Serial Titles written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 1812 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A union list of serials commencing publication after Dec. 31, 1949.
Download or read book Homemaker Pensions and Lifetime Redistribution written by Michael C. Wolfson and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There has been considerable public debate in Canada on the merits of proposals to extend coverage under the public earnings - related pension system (the Canada and Quebec Pension Plans or C/QPP) to homemakers. This paper presents an analysis of one such proposal put forward by a Parliamentary Committee in 1983. The analysis considers both the likely costs and the redistributional impact of this homemaker pension proposal, based on a monte carlo lifecycle microsimulation model. The main results are first that the proposal tends to be mildly redistributive from higher to lower lifetime income groups. Secondly, the proposal is of not as much benefit to women as might be expected - it is almost equal in value to men and women. This later conclusion is the result of the fact that the homemaker pension provision was part of a package that also included splitting of pension credits accrued during marriage.
Download or read book Red Tape written by Robin Ellison and published by . This book was released on 2018-06-14 with total page 555 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Argues that the solution to the excess of laws, regulation and regulators is to change the mindset of lawmakers.
