Inequality and the Fading of Redistributive Politics

Inequality and the Fading of Redistributive Politics
ISBN-10
0774826029
ISBN-13
9780774826020
Category
Political Science
Pages
480
Language
English
Published
2013-09-01
Publisher
UBC Press
Authors
John Myles, Keith Banting

Description

The redistributive state is fading in Canada. Government programs are no longer offsetting the growth in inequality generated by the market. In this book, leading political scientists, sociologists, and economists point to the failure of public policy to contain surging income inequality. A complex mix of forces has reshaped the politics of social policy, including global economic pressures, ideological change, shifts in the influence of business and labour, changes in the party system, and the decline of equality-seeking civil society organizations. This volume demonstrates that action and inaction policy change and policy drift are at the heart of growing inequality in Canada.

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