Canadian Family Policies : : Cross-National Comparisons / / Maureen Baker.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
• VerfasserIn: Baker, Maureen,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016]; ©1995
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Series: Heritage
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (466 p.)

With poverty, unemployment, and one-parent families on the rise in most Western democracies, government assistance presents an increasingly urgent and complex problem. This is the first study to explore Canada's family policies in an international context. Maureen Baker looks at the successes and failures of social programs in other countries in search of solutions that might work in Canada.Baker has chosen seven industrialized countries for her comparative study: Australia, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. These countries experience social and economic strains similar to those felt in Canada, and though they share certain policy solutions, major differences in policy remain. Baker considers which of the policies in these countries are most effective in reducing poverty, enhancing family life, and improving the status of women, then applies her findings to the Canadian situation.Bringing together research and statistics from the fields of demography, political science, economics, sociology, women's studies, and social policy, this rich, multidisciplinary study provides a unique resource for anyone interested in Canadian family policy.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of tables -- Preface -- 1. State intervention in family life -- 2.Changing family trends -- 3. Poverty, labour markets, and social assistance -- 4. Child allowances and family tax concessions -- 5. Maternity/parental leave and benefits -- 6. Child care delivery and support -- 7. Child protection, family violence, and substitute care -- 8. Divorce laws, child custody, and child support -- 9. The effectiveness of family and social policies -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index