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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.

Income maintenance programs --- Social security --- Federal government --- Welfare state --- Sécurité du revenu --- Sécurité sociale --- Fédéralisme --- Etat providence --- Canada --- Social policy --- Politique sociale --- POLITICAL SCIENCE --- American Government / General --- Business & Economics --- Economic History --- #BIBC:ruil --- Sécurité du revenu --- Sécurité sociale --- Fédéralisme

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Sociology --- Social policy --- Social sciences --- Sciences sociales --- Politique sociale --- Research --- Recherche --- 303 --- #SBIB:303H0 --- Methoden bij sociaalwetenschappelijk onderzoek --- Methoden in de sociale wetenschappen: algemeen --- 303 Methoden bij sociaalwetenschappelijk onderzoek --- Social science research --- National planning --- State planning --- Economic policy --- Family policy --- Social history

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Building and sustaining solidarity is a compelling challenge, especially in ethnically and religiously diverse societies. Recent research has concentrated on forces that trigger backlash and exclusion. The Strains of Commitment examines the politics of diversity in the opposite direction, exploring the potential sources of support for an inclusive solidarity, in particular political sources of solidarity. The volume asks three questions: Is solidarity really necessary for successful modern societies? Is diversity really a threat to solidarity? And what types of political communities, political agents, and political institutions and policies help sustain solidarity in contexts of diversity? To answer these questions, the volume brings together leading scholars in both normative political theory and empirical social science. Drawing on in-depth case studies, historical and comparative research, and quantitative cross-national studies, the research suggests that solidarity does not emerge spontaneously or naturally from economic and social processes but is inherently built or eroded though political action. The politics that builds inclusive solidarity may be conflicting in the first instance, but the resulting solidarity is sustained over time when it becomes incorporated into collective (typically national) identities and narratives, when it is reinforced on a recurring basis by political agents, and - most importantly - when it becomes embedded in political institutions and policy regimes. While some of the traditional political sources of solidarity are being challenged or weakened in an era of increased globalization and mobility, the authors explore the potential for new political narratives, coalitions, and policy regimes to sustain inclusive solidarity.--

#SBIB:17H20 --- #SBIB:321H30 --- #SBIB:316.8H00 --- Sociale wijsbegeerte: algemeen --- Hedendaagse politieke en sociale theorieën (vanaf de 19de eeuw): algemeen (incl. utilitarisme, burgerschap) --- Sociaal beleid: algemeen --- Social stratification --- Social policy --- Political sociology --- Solidarity --- Concord --- Pluralism --- Civilization --- Political aspects --- Philosophy --- Communities --- Political aspects. --- Community --- Social groups --- Solidarity - Political aspects - Congresses --- Concord - Political aspects - Congresses --- Pluralism - Political aspects - Congresses --- Civilization - 21st century - Philosophy - Congresses --- Concorde --- Pluralisme (Philosophie) --- Civilisation --- Solidarität. --- Vielfalt. --- Politik. --- Politische Theorie. --- Aspect politique --- Philosophie --- Philosophy. --- 2000-2099.

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All advanced democracies have faced the pressures of globalization, technological change, and new family forms, which have generated higher levels of inequality in market incomes. But countries have responded differently, reflecting differences in their domestic politics. The politics of who gets what and why is at the core of this volume, the first to examine this question in an explicitly Canadian context. In Inequality and the Fading of Redistributive Politics, leading political scientists, sociologists, and economists point to the failure of public policy to contain surging income inequality. Government programs are no longer offsetting the growth in inequality generated by the market, and Canadian society has become more unequal. The redistributive state is fading due to powerful forces that have reshaped the politics of social policy, including global economic pressures, ideological change, shifts in the influence of business and labour, changes in the party system, and the decline of equality-seeking civil society organizations. This volume demonstrates conclusively that action and inaction -- policy change and policy drift -- are at the heart of growing inequality, calling into question Canada's record as a kinder, gentler nation.

Equality --- Welfare economics. --- Distributive justice --- Canada --- Social policy. --- Distribution (Economic theory) --- Justice --- Social justice --- Wealth --- Economic policy --- Economics --- Social policy --- Egalitarianism --- Inequality --- Social equality --- Social inequality --- Political science --- Sociology --- Democracy --- Liberty --- Moral and ethical aspects --- Equality - Canada --- Welfare economics --- Distributive justice - Canada --- Canada - Social policy --- Politics and culture. --- Citizenship.

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The book's primary aim is to determine whether Canada and the United States have become more similar as their economies have become more integrated and their societies more diverse. The authors conclude that, although powerful economic and social pressures clearly constrain national governments and lead to convergence in some areas, distinctive cultural and political processes preserve room for distinctive national responses to important problems of the late twentieth century. Authors include Keith Banting, Paul Boothe (University of Alberta), Marsha Chandler (University of Toronto), George Hoberg, Robert Howse (University of Toronto), Christopher Manfredi (McGill University), George Perlin (Queen's University), Douglas Purvis (Queen's University), Richard Simeon, and Elaine Willis (consultant, Toronto).

Political planning --- Canada --- United States --- Politics and government. --- Government --- History, Political