Social critics, policy makers and the public in general frequently overlook the crucial status of women as the main recipients of welfare and as providers of paid and unpaid care. The eight, original essays in this collection remedy this situation. By comparing welfare policy in advanced industrial countries and the welfare experiences of different populations of women - black or white, young and old - with that of the male experience, Sylvia Bashevkin and her contributors challenge the Moynihan report; the conservative fatherhood movement; and neoliberal philosophy, politics and practice....
Social critics, policy makers and the public in general frequently overlook the crucial status of women as the main recipients of welfare and as provi...
Tales of Two Cities explores the impact of disparate political institutions and leaders on the lives of women citizens in London, England, and Toronto, Ontario. Sylvia Bashevkin examines three dimensions of urban citizenship before and after the creation of the Greater London Authority, and before and after the forced amalgamation of local boroughs in Toronto. Although citizen engagement is relatively robust during periods of institutional decentralization and progressive urban leadership, it has generally been weaker when senior governments centralized power and conservative mayors...
Tales of Two Cities explores the impact of disparate political institutions and leaders on the lives of women citizens in London, England, a...
Welfare Hot Buttons provides one of the first comparative assessments of contemporary social policy change in three Western countries: Canada, the United States, and Great Britain. Sylvia Bashevkin probes the fate of single mothers on social assistance during the period when three "third way" political executives were in office - Bill Clinton (US), Jean Chr?tien (Canada), and Tony Blair (Great Britain) - and argues that despite seemingly progressive campaign rhetoric, the social assistance policy realities under each of these three leaders were in crucial respects more punitive and...
Welfare Hot Buttons provides one of the first comparative assessments of contemporary social policy change in three Western countries: Canad...
Welfare Hot Buttons provides one of the first comparative assessments of contemporary social policy change in three Western countries: Canada, the United States, and Great Britain. Sylvia Bashevkin probes the fate of single mothers on social assistance during the period when three "third way" political executives were in office - Bill Clinton (US), Jean ChrEtien (Canada), and Tony Blair (Great Britain) - and argues that despite seemingly progressive campaign rhetoric, the social assistance policy realities under each of these three leaders were in crucial respects more punitive...
Welfare Hot Buttons provides one of the first comparative assessments of contemporary social policy change in three Western countries: Can...
From the days of the fur trade through the contemporary period, women have played important roles in the public life of Canada. This book focuses on two questions - are the doors to participation presently open wider than they were in the past and how can these doors be opened wider.
From the days of the fur trade through the contemporary period, women have played important roles in the public life of Canada. This book focuses on t...
From the days of the fur trade through the contemporary period, women have played important roles in the public life of Canada. Until the 1970s, however, these contributions were generally overlooked. Opening Doors Wider looks at the progress made in the last forty years to raise the profile of women's involvement in public life.
The contributors focus on two questions with reference to community activism, the politics of feminist organizing, parties and elections, and the communications environment in which politicians operate. First, are the doors to participation presently...
From the days of the fur trade through the contemporary period, women have played important roles in the public life of Canada. Until the 1970s, ho...
