Canadian social policy : issues and perspectives / edited by Anne Westhues.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Westhues, Anne, 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Canada--Social policy.

Canada.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (377 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

Waterloo, Ont. : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What are the major issues confronting social policy-makers today? What theoretical perspectives shape our thinking about the causes of social problems and how we should respond? What can we do to influence decision makers about which policy choice to make? In this completely revised and updated edition of Canadian Social Policy, a new generation of social policy analysts discusses these important questions. Readers who are interested in discovering the current policy debates, and who want to understand the policy-making process at various levels of government as we

Contents:

Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; I: Introduction; II: Current Social Policy Issues; III: Policy-Making Processes; IV: Looking to the Future; About the Contributors; Subject Index; Name and Institution Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0-88920-560-4

OCLC:

753480553