Inequality and the fading of redistributive politics

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    Banting, Keith

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    Myles, John

    Summary:

    The redistributive state is fading in Canada. Government programs are no longer offsetting the growth in inequality generated by the market. In this book, leading political scientists, sociologists, and economists point to the failure of public policy to contain surging income inequality. A complex mix of forces has reshaped the politics of social policy, including global economic pressures, ideological change, shifts in the influence of business and labor, changes in the party system, and the decline of equality-seeking civil society organizations. This volume demonstrates that action and inaction - policy change and policy drift – are at the heart of growing inequality in Canada.

    Contents:
    • 1. Introduction: Inequality and the Fading of Redistributive Politics / John Myles
    • pt. 1 Politics
    • 2. Historical Transformations of Canada's Social Architecture: Institutions, Instruments, and Ideas / Jane Jenson
    • 3. Drivers of Increasing Market Income Inequality: Structural Change and Policy / James Townsend
    • 4. Business, Labour, and Redistributive Politics / William D. Coleman
    • 5. Restructuring Civil Society: Muting the Politics of Redistribution / Susan D. Phillips
    • 6. Public Opinion on Social Spending, 1980-2005 / Josh Curtis
    • 7. Multicultural Diversity and Redistribution / Edward Koning
    • 8. Party System, Elections, and Social Policy / Richard Johnston
    • 9. New Bureaucratic Politics of Redistribution / David A. Good
    • 10. Territorial Politics and the New Politics of Redistribution / Gerard W. Boychuk
    • 11. Quebec's New Politics of Redistribution / Alain Noel
    • pt. 2 Policy
    • 12. Health Care Policy after Universality: Canada in Comparative Perspective / Carolyn Hughes Tuohy
    • 13. Income Security for Seniors: System Maintenance and Policy Drift / John Myles
    • 14. Recent Evolution of Tax-Transfer Policies / Katherine Cuff
    • 15. Childcare, New Social Risks, and the New Politics of Redistribution in Ontario / Rianne Mahon
    • 16. Labour Market Income Transfers and Redistribution: National Themes and Provincial Variations / Rodney Haddow
    • pt. 3 Conclusion
    • 17. Canadian Social Futures: Concluding Reflections / John Myles.
    Subject(s): Canada
    Original Publisher: Vancouver, BC : UBC Press, 2013
    Language(s): English

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Banting, Keith

Myles, John

Abstract

The redistributive state is fading in Canada. Government programs are no longer offsetting the growth in inequality generated by the market. In this book, leading political scientists, sociologists, and economists point to the failure of public policy to contain surging income inequality. A complex mix of forces has reshaped the politics of social policy, including global economic pressures, ideological change, shifts in the influence of business and labor, changes in the party system, and the decline of equality-seeking civil society organizations. This volume demonstrates that action and inaction - policy change and policy drift – are at the heart of growing inequality in Canada.

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Canada
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Vancouver, BC : UBC Press, 2013

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9780774825993

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