Canadian Social Policy: An Introduction (4th Edition)

The market leader in policy analysis and social work studies, Canadian Social Policy is a comprehensive text with well reputed authors, a strong framework for analyzing social policies, and a much needed Canadian perspective. It balances concepts such as feminism, postmodernism, and social diversity with examinations of major social policy considerations in Canada and the world.

The new Fourth Edition has been updated throughout to expand the scope of analysis to reflect new social policy theories and explore recent events such as social policy as of the Great Recession of 2008 and the use of the internet to fuel social movements. With greater emphasis placed on the growing significance of economic equality and emerging countries such as Brazil, China, India, and Indonesia, Canadian Social Policy has been thoroughly updated to give you the information they need to understand the world of social policy today.