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Social Policy and Practice in Canada
Alvin Finkel
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Description for Social Policy and Practice in Canada
Paperback. Num Pages: 396 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBTB; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 528.
Social Policy and Practice in Canada: A History traces the history of social policy in Canada from the period of First Nations' control to the present day, exploring the various ways in which residents of the area known today as Canada have organized themselves to deal with (or to ignore) the needs of the ill, the poor, the elderly, and the young. This book is the first synthesis on social policy in Canada to provide a critical perspective on the evolution of social policy in the country. While earlier work has treated each new social program as a major advance, ... Read more
Social Policy and Practice in Canada: A History traces the history of social policy in Canada from the period of First Nations' control to the present day, exploring the various ways in which residents of the area known today as Canada have organized themselves to deal with (or to ignore) the needs of the ill, the poor, the elderly, and the young. This book is the first synthesis on social policy in Canada to provide a critical perspective on the evolution of social policy in the country. While earlier work has treated each new social program as a major advance, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Wilfrid Laurier University Press Canada
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Weight
530g
Number of Pages
396
Place of Publication
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
ISBN
9780889204751
SKU
V9780889204751
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About Alvin Finkel
Alvin Finkel is a professor of history at Athabasca University, Alberta. His publications include leading texts in Canadian history, as well as monographs on social policy, western Canadian political history, and interwar European politics. He has published widely on social policy issues. Current book review editor of Labour/Le Travail , Alvin Finkel is also the past editor of Prairie Forum ... Read more
Reviews for Social Policy and Practice in Canada
``A must read for anyone interested in social policy.... Highly recommended.''
D.A. Chekki, University of Winnipeg
CHOICE, March 2007, 200701 ``This study provides a good synthesis of a wide array of primary and secondary material covering a host of temporal and spatial locations. It deserves the attention of those interested in the history of social policy and the ... Read more
D.A. Chekki, University of Winnipeg
CHOICE, March 2007, 200701 ``This study provides a good synthesis of a wide array of primary and secondary material covering a host of temporal and spatial locations. It deserves the attention of those interested in the history of social policy and the ... Read more