{"product_id":"combating-poverty-quebecs-pursuit-of-a-distinctive-welfare-state-hardback-9781487501563","title":"Combating Poverty; Quebec's Pursuit of a Distinctive Welfare State (Hardback) 9781487501563","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCombating Poverty\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eQuebec's Pursuit of a Distinctive Welfare State\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAxel van den Berg (Author), Charles Plante (Author), Hicham Raiq (Author), Christine Proulx (Author), Sam Faustmann (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487501563\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 8 August 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e232 pages, 35 Figures\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.9 x 96.5 cm, 0.5 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book is worth reading to understand different poverty levels in Canada, and how Quebec has achieved the lowest level of poverty. It remains open for educators, students, researchers, and policymakers to decide the extent to which Quebec\u0026amp;#x2019;s policies may be applied to other regions.\"\u003c\/p\u003e - Jaewon Lee, Michigan State University (Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, vol 46 no 1)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCombating Poverty\u003c\/em\u003e critically analyses the growing divergence between Quebec and other large Canadian provinces in terms of social and labour market policies and their outcomes over the past several decades. While Canada is routinely classified as a single, homogeneous \u0026amp;#x2018;liberal market\u0026amp;#x2019; regime, social and labour market policy falls within provincial jurisdiction resulting in a considerable divergence in policy mixes and outcomes between provinces. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis volume offers a detailed survey of social and labour market policies since the early 2000s in Canada\u0026amp;#x2019;s four largest provinces – Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, and Alberta – showing the full extent to which Canada\u0026amp;#x2019;s major provinces have chosen diverging policy paths. Quebec has succeeded in emulating European and even Nordic social democratic levels of poverty for some groups, while poverty rates and patterns in the other provinces remain close to the high levels characteristic of the North American liberal, market-oriented regime. \u003ci\u003eCombating Poverty \u003c\/i\u003eprovides a unique and timely reflection on the political implications and sustainability of Canada\u0026amp;#x2019;s fragmented welfare state.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eList of Figures\u003cbr\u003eList of Tables\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Quebec\u0026amp;#x2019;s Exceptionalism in Context\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Social and Employment Policies at the Provincial Level: A Survey of Four Provinces\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Poverty: Measures and Trends\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Poverty and the Changing Family\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Chronic Poverty\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Activation and Poverty\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: How Exceptional \u003ci\u003eIs\u003c\/i\u003e Quebec\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: Towards the Provincialization of the Social Union?　\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorks Cited\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52595449692440,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/combating-poverty-quebecs-pursuit-of-a-distinctive-welfare-state-hardback-9781487501563","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}