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Federalism and the Welfare State in a Multicultural World |
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A timely evaluation of Canadian social welfare policy.
Until the 1990s social policy played an integrative role in Canada, providing a counter-narrative to claims that federalism and diversity undermine the potential of social policy. Today, however, the Canadian model is under strain, reflecting changes in both the welfare state and the immigration-citizenship-multiculturalism regime.
Federalism and the Welfare State in a Multicultural World illustrates that there are clear trends that, if unchecked, may exacerbate rather than overcome important social cleavages. The editors argue that we are at a crucial moment to re-evaluate the role of social policy in a federal state and a multicultural society, and if federalism and diversity challenge traditional models of the nation-building function of social policy, they also open up new pathways for social policy to overcome social divisions. Complacency about, or naive celebration of, the Canadian model is unwarranted, but it is premature to conclude that the model is irredeemably broken, or that all the developments are centrifugal rather than centripetal.
Social policy is integral to mitigating divisions of class, region, language, race, and ethnicity, and its underlying values of solidarity and risk-sharing also make it a critical mechanism for nation-building. Whether social policy actually accomplishes these goals is variable and contested. The essays in this volume provide some timely answers.
Federalism and the Welfare State in a Multicultural World illustrates that there are clear trends that, if unchecked, may exacerbate rather than overcome important social cleavages. The editors argue that we are at a crucial moment to re-evaluate the role of social policy in a federal state and a multicultural society, and if federalism and diversity challenge traditional models of the nation-building function of social policy, they also open up new pathways for social policy to overcome social divisions. Complacency about, or naive celebration of, the Canadian model is unwarranted, but it is premature to conclude that the model is irredeemably broken, or that all the developments are centrifugal rather than centripetal.
Social policy is integral to mitigating divisions of class, region, language, race, and ethnicity, and its underlying values of solidarity and risk-sharing also make it a critical mechanism for nation-building. Whether social policy actually accomplishes these goals is variable and contested. The essays in this volume provide some timely answers.
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Part of the Queen's Policy Studies Series (number 198 in series)
364 Pages, 6 x 9
28 figures, 17 tables
ISBN 9781553395386
January 2019
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant is associate professor of political science at Queen's University and the director of the Queen’s Institute of Intergovernmental Relations and the Canadian Opinion Research Archive.
Richard Johnston is Canada Research Chair in Public Opinion, Elections, and Representation at the University of British Columbia.
Will Kymlicka is Canada Research Chair in Political Philosophy at Queen's University.
John Myles is professor emeritus of sociology and senior fellow in the School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Toronto.
Richard Johnston is Canada Research Chair in Public Opinion, Elections, and Representation at the University of British Columbia.
Will Kymlicka is Canada Research Chair in Political Philosophy at Queen's University.
John Myles is professor emeritus of sociology and senior fellow in the School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Toronto.
Biographies / v
Acknowledgments / xiii
1 Introduction: The Progressive’s Dilemma / 1
Richard Johnston, John Myles, Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant, and Will Kymlicka
2 The Multiple Pathways to Social Policy: Complex Diversity and Redistribution in Canada / 17
Keith Banting
FEDERALISM AND THE WELFARE STATE
3 Is Canadian Federalism Market-Preserving? The View from the Bond Markets / 49
Kyle Hanniman
4 Quebec’s New Politics of Redistribution Meets Austerity / 73
Alain Noël
5 Designing a Basic Income Guarantee for Canada / 101
Robin Boadway, Katherine Cuff, and Kourtney Koebel
6 Federalism, Race, and the American Welfare State / 131
Paul Pierson
7 Political Institutions and the Welfare State in Canada and the United States / 151
R. Kent Weaver
FEDERALISM, IMMIGRATION, AND DIVERSITY
8 Canada’s Changing Citizenship Regime Through the Lens of Immigration and Integration / 175
Jane Jenson and Mireille Paquet
9 Three Hypotheses on the Relevance of Federalism for the Politics of Immigration and Welfare / 201
Edward Anthony Koning
10 Is There a Tradeoff Between Ethnic Diversity and Redistribution? The Case of Income Assistance in Canada / 223
David A. Green and W. Craig Riddell
DIVERSITY AND SOLIDARITY
11 Multiculturalism Policy and Support for the Welfare State / 263
Stuart Soroka, Matthew Wright, Irene Bloemraad, and Richard Johnston
12 Does Everyone Cheer? The Politics of Immigration and Multiculturalism in Canada / 291
Randy Besco and Erin Tolley
13 The Life and Death of Multiculturalism / 319
David Miller
Index / 341
Acknowledgments / xiii
1 Introduction: The Progressive’s Dilemma / 1
Richard Johnston, John Myles, Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant, and Will Kymlicka
2 The Multiple Pathways to Social Policy: Complex Diversity and Redistribution in Canada / 17
Keith Banting
FEDERALISM AND THE WELFARE STATE
3 Is Canadian Federalism Market-Preserving? The View from the Bond Markets / 49
Kyle Hanniman
4 Quebec’s New Politics of Redistribution Meets Austerity / 73
Alain Noël
5 Designing a Basic Income Guarantee for Canada / 101
Robin Boadway, Katherine Cuff, and Kourtney Koebel
6 Federalism, Race, and the American Welfare State / 131
Paul Pierson
7 Political Institutions and the Welfare State in Canada and the United States / 151
R. Kent Weaver
FEDERALISM, IMMIGRATION, AND DIVERSITY
8 Canada’s Changing Citizenship Regime Through the Lens of Immigration and Integration / 175
Jane Jenson and Mireille Paquet
9 Three Hypotheses on the Relevance of Federalism for the Politics of Immigration and Welfare / 201
Edward Anthony Koning
10 Is There a Tradeoff Between Ethnic Diversity and Redistribution? The Case of Income Assistance in Canada / 223
David A. Green and W. Craig Riddell
DIVERSITY AND SOLIDARITY
11 Multiculturalism Policy and Support for the Welfare State / 263
Stuart Soroka, Matthew Wright, Irene Bloemraad, and Richard Johnston
12 Does Everyone Cheer? The Politics of Immigration and Multiculturalism in Canada / 291
Randy Besco and Erin Tolley
13 The Life and Death of Multiculturalism / 319
David Miller
Index / 341
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