Universality and Social Policy in Canada

Daniel Béland, Gregory P. Marchildon, Michael J. Prince

University of Toronto Press, May 31, 2019 - Canada - 256 pages

Bringing together top scholars in the field, Universality and Social Policy in Canada provides an overview of the universality principle in social welfare. The contributors survey the many contested meanings of universality in relation to specific social programs, the field of social policy, and the modern welfare state. The book argues that while universality is a core value undergirding certain areas of state intervention--most notably health care and education--the contributory principle of social insurance and the selectivity principle of income assistance are also highly significant precepts in practice.

Contents

• Understanding Universality: 1
• 1 Placing Universality in Canadian Social Policy and Politics: 17
• 2 Equalization and the Fiscal Foundation of Universality: 31
• 3 The SingleTier Universality of Canadian Medicare: 49
• The First Universal Social Program in Canada: 63
• 5 From Family Allowances to the Struggle for Universal Childcare in Canada: 83
• 6 Universality and the Erosion of Old Age Security: 103
• The Universalism of Disability and Unevenness of Public Policy: 121
• Indigenous Peoples and the Limits of Universality: 137
• Differential Access to Social Programs and Societal Inclusion: 155
• 10 Universality and Social Policy in the United Kingdom: 179
• 11 Universal Social Policy in Sweden: 195
• Resiliencies Paradoxes and Lessons: 211
• Contributors: 229
• Index: 233

About the author

Daniel Béland is professor of political science and Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada at McGill University.

Gregory P. Marchildon is Ontario Research Chair in Health Policy and System Design and Professor at the Institute of Health, Policy and Evaluation at the University of Toronto.

Michael J. Prince is the Lansdowne professor of Social Policy in the Faculty of Human and Social Development at the University of Victoria.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Universality and Social Policy in Canada; G - Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series
• Editors: Daniel Béland, Gregory P. Marchildon, Michael J. Prince
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press, 2019
• ISBN: 1442636491, 9781442636491
• Length: 256 pages