Federalism and the Welfare State in a Multicultural World

by Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant (Editor), Richard Johnston (Editor), Will Kymlicka (Editor), John Myles (Editor)

Overview

Until the 1990s social policy played an integrative role in Canada, providing a counter-narrative to claims that federalism and diversity undermine the potential of social policy. Today, however, the Canadian model is under strain, reflecting changes in both the welfare state and the immigration-citizenship-multiculturalism regime. Federalism and the Welfare State in a Multicultural World illustrates that there are clear trends that, if unchecked, may exacerbate rather than overcome important social cleavages. The editors argue that we are at a crucial moment to re-evaluate the role of social policy in a federal state and a multicultural society, and if federalism and diversity challenge traditional models of the nation-building function of social policy, they also open up new pathways for social policy to overcome social divisions. Complacency about, or naive celebration of, the Canadian model is unwarranted, but it is premature to conclude that the model is irredeemably broken, or that all the developments are centrifugal rather than centripetal. Social policy is integral to mitigating divisions of class, region, language, race, and ethnicity, and its underlying values of solidarity and risk-sharing also make it a critical mechanism for nation-building. Whether social policy actually accomplishes these goals is variable and contested. The essays in this volume provide some timely answers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781553395393
Publisher:	McGill-Queens University Press
Publication date:	01/19/2019
Series:	Queen's Policy Studies Series , #198
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant is associate professor of political science at Queen's University and the director of the Queen's Institute of Intergovernmental Relations and the Canadian Opinion Research Archive. Richard Johnston is Canada Research Chair in Public Opinion, Elections, and Representation at the University of British Columbia. Will Kymlicka is Canada Research Chair in Political Philosophy at Queen's University. John Myles is professor emeritus of sociology and senior fellow in the School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Toronto.

Table of Contents

Biographies v

Acknowledgments xiii

1 Introduction: The Progressive's Dilemma Richard Johnston John Myles Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant Will Kymlicka 1

2 The Multiple Pathways to Social Policy: Complex Diversity and Redistribution in Canada Keith Banting 17

Federalism and the Welfare State

3 Is Canadian Federalism Market-Preserving? The View from the Bond Markets Kyle Hanniman 49

4 Quebec's New Politics of Redistribution Meets Austerity Alain Noël 73

5 Designing a Basic Income Guarantee for Canada Robin Boadway Katherine Cuff Kouriney Koebel 101

6 Federalism, Race, and the American Welfare State Paul Pierson 131

7 Political Institutions and the Welfare State in Canada and the United States R. Kent Weaver 151

Federalism, immigration, and Diversity

8 Canada's Changing Citizenship Regime Through the Lens of Immigration and Integration Jane Jensen Mireille Paquet 175

9 Three Hypotheses on the Relevance of Federalism for the Politics of immigration and Welfare Edward Anthony Koning 201

10 Is There a Tradeoff Between Ethnic Diversity and Redistribution? The Case of Income Assistance in Canada David A. Green W. Craig Riddell 223

Diversity and Solidarity

11 Multiculturalism Policy and Support for the Welfare State Stuart Soroka Matthew Wright Irene Bloemraad Richard Johnston 263

12 Does Everyone Cheer? The Politics of Immigration and Multiculturalism in Canada Randy Besco Erin Tolley 291

13 The life and Death of Multiculturalism David Miller 319

Index 341

Editorial Reviews

Lianne Moyes, Université de Montréal

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