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Public welfare and social security in Canada as envisioned by Leonard Marsh.
Report on Social Security for Canada, written in wartime, presented to Canadians a picture of a better life in the postwar world. It outlined what governments could do to ensure that all citizens could afford the food, clothing, and shelter necessary to participate fully in their community.
Authored by Leonard Marsh for the wartime Federal Advisory Committee on Reconstruction, the report was the subject of enormous attention when it was presented to the House of Commons in March 1943. Drawing on the work of his mentor, William Beveridge, and of John Maynard Keynes, Marsh primarily recommended an employment program meant to ensure lower unemployment and higher incomes. His report also discussed family allowances to make certain that no child would go without, health care insurance, temporary assistance in case of illness, a pension plan, and various other social benefits related to maternity, disability, loss of employment, and death.
Today Report on Social Security for Canada is seen as a foundational text for the Canadian social security system. In this edition Allan Moscovitch provides the historical context, an outline of Marsh’s accomplishments, and suggestions for how to enhance the welfare state and respond to the social needs of Canadians in the twenty-first century.
Authored by Leonard Marsh for the wartime Federal Advisory Committee on Reconstruction, the report was the subject of enormous attention when it was presented to the House of Commons in March 1943. Drawing on the work of his mentor, William Beveridge, and of John Maynard Keynes, Marsh primarily recommended an employment program meant to ensure lower unemployment and higher incomes. His report also discussed family allowances to make certain that no child would go without, health care insurance, temporary assistance in case of illness, a pension plan, and various other social benefits related to maternity, disability, loss of employment, and death.
Today Report on Social Security for Canada is seen as a foundational text for the Canadian social security system. In this edition Allan Moscovitch provides the historical context, an outline of Marsh’s accomplishments, and suggestions for how to enhance the welfare state and respond to the social needs of Canadians in the twenty-first century.
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Part of the Carleton Library Series (number 244 in series)
344 Pages, 6 x 9
18 tables
ISBN 9780773551572
March 2018
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Leonard Marsh (1906-1983) was a social scientist, director of the McGill Social Science Research project, and a professor at McGill University and the University of British Columbia.
Allan Moscovitch is professor emeritus at Carleton University.
Allan Moscovitch is professor emeritus at Carleton University.
Introduction to the New Edition / ix
Allan Moscovitch
Preface / xxxvii
Michael Bliss
Introduction / xli
Letter of Transmittal / 3
Prefatory Note /5
Part One - The Basis of the Task
1 Canadian Perspective / 9
2 Categories of Social Need / 20
3 Minimum Standards and Existing Social Legislation / 27
4 Securance of the Social Minimum: Social Insurance Principles / 48
Part Two - Employment
5 A National Employment Programme / 65
6 Occupational Readjustment: Placement, Guidance, and Training Facilities / 73
7 Unemployment Insurance / 77
8 Unemployment Assistance / 87
Part Three - The Universal Risks: Sickness, Invalidity, Old Age
9 Health Insurance (Medical Care) / 99
10 Industrial Accident and Disease: Workmen's Compensation / 106
11 Disability and Invalidity / 116
12 Existing Old Age Pensions and Retirement Provisions / 127
13 Contributory Retirement Insurance / 140
14 Health Insurance and Other Social Security Plans / 151
Part Four - Family Needs
15 Children’s Allowances / 161
16 Women's Needs in the Social Security System / 171
17 Widowhood: Mothers' Allowances / 176
18 Survivors' Insurance / 183
19 Funeral Benefits / 187
Part Five - Conclusion
20 Outlines of a Comprehensive System / 193
21 Constitutional and Administrative Decisions / 204
22 Financial Considerations / 215
Appendices
I Industrial Accidents (Workmen’s Compensation): provincial schedules of payments / 226
II Fatal Accidents (Workmen's Compensation): provincial schedules of payments / 228
III Mother's Allowances: Summary of main provisions in Canada / 231
IV Training and Placement
a Dominion Employment Service Policy / 234
b Selected Reports of Subcommittee on Post-War Employment Opportunities / 238
V Industrial Retirement Plans in Canada / 248
VI Rental Variations and the Minimum Standard / 258
Index to Tables / 271
Index / 273
Allan Moscovitch
Preface / xxxvii
Michael Bliss
Introduction / xli
Letter of Transmittal / 3
Prefatory Note /5
Part One - The Basis of the Task
1 Canadian Perspective / 9
2 Categories of Social Need / 20
3 Minimum Standards and Existing Social Legislation / 27
4 Securance of the Social Minimum: Social Insurance Principles / 48
Part Two - Employment
5 A National Employment Programme / 65
6 Occupational Readjustment: Placement, Guidance, and Training Facilities / 73
7 Unemployment Insurance / 77
8 Unemployment Assistance / 87
Part Three - The Universal Risks: Sickness, Invalidity, Old Age
9 Health Insurance (Medical Care) / 99
10 Industrial Accident and Disease: Workmen's Compensation / 106
11 Disability and Invalidity / 116
12 Existing Old Age Pensions and Retirement Provisions / 127
13 Contributory Retirement Insurance / 140
14 Health Insurance and Other Social Security Plans / 151
Part Four - Family Needs
15 Children’s Allowances / 161
16 Women's Needs in the Social Security System / 171
17 Widowhood: Mothers' Allowances / 176
18 Survivors' Insurance / 183
19 Funeral Benefits / 187
Part Five - Conclusion
20 Outlines of a Comprehensive System / 193
21 Constitutional and Administrative Decisions / 204
22 Financial Considerations / 215
Appendices
I Industrial Accidents (Workmen’s Compensation): provincial schedules of payments / 226
II Fatal Accidents (Workmen's Compensation): provincial schedules of payments / 228
III Mother's Allowances: Summary of main provisions in Canada / 231
IV Training and Placement
a Dominion Employment Service Policy / 234
b Selected Reports of Subcommittee on Post-War Employment Opportunities / 238
V Industrial Retirement Plans in Canada / 248
VI Rental Variations and the Minimum Standard / 258
Index to Tables / 271
Index / 273
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