The Welfare State in Canada

A Selected Bibliography, 1840 to 1978

Allan Moscovitch, Theresa Jennissen, Peter Findlay, Theresa Jennissen, Peter Findlay

• Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
• Year: 2006
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• eBook ISBN:
  9780889206748
• Subtopic: Social Policy
• Index: Politics & International Relations

The first major reference work of its kind in the social welfare field in Canada, this volume is a selected bibliography of works on Canadian social welfare policy. The entries in Part One treat general aspects of the origins, development, organization, and administration of the welfare state in Canada; included is a section covering basic statistical sources. The entries in Part Two treat particular areas of policy such as unemployment, disabled persons, prisons, child and family welfare, health care, and day care. Also included are an introductory essay reviewing the literature on social welfare policy in Canada, a "User's Guide," several appendices on archival materials, and an extensive chronology of Canadian social welfare legislation both federal and provincial. The volume will increase the accessibility of literature on the welfare state and stimulate increased awareness and further research. It should be of wide interest to students, researchers, librarians, social welfare policy analysts and administrators, and social work practitioners.

Table of contents

• Table of Contents
• Detailed Table of Contents for Parts One and Two
• Preface
• Social Welfare and Social Policy in Canada: Historical Background and Sources
• Introduction and Guide to the Use of the Bibliography
• The Bibliography
• Appendices
• Indexes