Canadian Family Policies : : Cross-National Comparisons /

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

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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 a...

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

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