Multiple Barriers : The Multilevel Governance of Homelessness in Canada / Alison Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Alison (Professor of political science), Author.

Contributor:

University of Toronto Libraries, Funder.

Series:

Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 electronic resource (382 p.)

Place of Publication:

University of Toronto Press 2022

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2022]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Despite decades of efforts to combat homelessness, many people continue to experience it in Canada's major cities. There are a number of barriers that prevent effective responses to homelessness, including a lack of agreement on the fundamental question: what is homelessness? In Multiple Barriers, Alison Smith explores the forces that shape intergovernmental and multilevel governance dynamics to help better understand why, despite the best efforts of community and advocacy groups, homelessness remains as persistent as ever. Drawing on nearly 100 interviews with key actors in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, and Montreal, as well as extensive participant observation, Smith argues that institutional differences across cities interact with ideas regarding homelessness to contribute to very different models of governance. Multiple Barriers shows that the genuine involvement of locally based service providers, with the development of policy, are necessary for an effective, equitable, and enduring solution to the homelessness crisis in Canada.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

1 Introduction

2 Homelessness

3 Governance Matters

4 Federal Government

5 Vancouver

6 Calgary

7 Toronto

8 Montreal

Conclusion

Appendix: List of Interviews

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-4875-4244-5

1-4875-4874-5

OCLC:

1337866522