Dimensions of inequality in Canada / edited by David A. Green and Jonathan R. Kesselman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kesselman, Jonathan R.

Green, David A. (David Alan)

Series:

Equality, security, community.

Equality, security, community

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Equality--Canada.

Equality.

Physical Description:

xv, 477 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Is Canada becoming a more polarized society? Or is it a kind-hearted nation that takes care of its disadvantaged? This volume closely examines these differing views through a careful analysis of the causes, trends, and dimensions of inequality to provide an overall assessment of the state of inequality in Canada. Contributors include economists, sociologists, philosophers, and political scientists, and the discussion ranges from frameworks for thinking about inequality, to original analyses using Canadian data, to assessments of significant policy issues, methodologies, and research directions. What emerges is the most detailed picture of inequality in Canada to date and, disturbingly, one that shows signs of us becoming a less just society. An invaluable source of information for policy makers, researchers, and students from a broad variety of disciplines, Dimensions of Inequality in Canada will also appeal to readers interested or involved in public debates over inequality.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Figures and Tables

Dimensions of Inequality in a Just Society

Normative Dimensions of Equality

Rising Income Inequality in the 1990s: An Exploration of Three Data Sources

How Has Earnings Mobility in Canada Changed?

Consumption Inequality in Canada

How Much Does Employment Matter for Inequality in Canada and Elsewhere?

Inequalities in Political and Community Participation

Fitting Kids In: Children and Inequality in Canada

Ethnic Inequality in Canada: Economic and Health Dimensions

Recent Trends in Wage Inequality and the Wage Structure in Canada

Gender Dimensions of Changes in Earnings Inequality in Canada

Taxation Impacts on Inequality in Canada: Methodologies and Findings

Dis-embedding Liberalism? The New Social Policy Paradigm in Canada

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Limited edition of 400 copies.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-74139-X

9786612741395

0-7748-5719-6

OCLC:

923444360

Publisher Number:

9780774812078