Social Policy
Social policy is policy usually within a governmental or political setting, such as the welfare state and study of social services.Social policy consists of guidelines, principles, legislation and activities that affect the living conditions conducive to human welfare, such as a person's quality of life. The Department of Social Policy at the London School of Economics defines social policy as "an interdisciplinary and applied subject concerned with the analysis of societies' responses to social need", which seeks to foster in its students a capacity to understand theory and evidence drawn from a wide range of social science disciplines, including economics, …
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MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 July 2024 English
An Accidental History of Canada explores accidents, their causes, consequences, and afterlife, in colonial, Indigenous, and urban contexts, from the 1630s to the 1970s. These investigations make plain that accidents …
the history of medicine, health studies, and social policy, exploring interactions between the institutions …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 July 2024 English
Friendless or Forsaken? is the story of child emigration agencies operating in North West England from 1860 to 1935. The book traces the imperial relationships, transnational economy, religious networks and …
international scholars whose research explores social policy (and its earlier equivalents) as well as other … channels an interdisciplinary approach to history, social policy, and law (disciplines reflected in the co-authors’ …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 July 2024 English
From 1650 to 1750 the provision of medical care for injured seamen in the Royal Navy underwent a major transformation, shifting from care provided by civilians in private homes to …
the history of medicine, health studies, and social policy, ex- ploring interactions between the institutions …
Fraser Institute · 27 June 2024 English
Over the past 15 months, Canada's previously tight labour market has softened considerably. The slowdown in the youth labour market has been particularly significant. From January 2023 to May 2024, …
<https://www.oecd.org/g20/topics/employment-and-social-policy/Achieving-better- youth-employment-outcomes …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 18 June 2024 English
The word "pharmacopoeia" has come to have many meanings, although it is commonly understood to be a book describing approved compositions and standards for drugs. In 1813 the Royal College …
medicine, pharmacy, consumption, trade, law, social policy, and popular culture. Its reach is global and …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 June 2024 English
While scholarship on refugee migration tends to center on the Global North, most refugees actually reside in the Global South. This book shifts the focus, revealing how governments in the …
policy sectors, such as migration, health, social policy, and foreign policy (Miller 2014; Head 2008) … anthropology, geography, political science, social policy, and social work. The understanding of mass …
Fraser Institute · 13 June 2024 English
In 2024, the average Canadian family will earn $147,570 in income and pay an estimated $65,766 in total taxes (44.6%). If the average Canadian family had to pay its taxes …
Tax Simulator, 2024. 5 Statistics Canada’s Social Policy Simulation Database and Model (SPSD/M) is an … latest year of analysis). Statistics Canada’s Social Policy Simulation Database and Model, version 30.1 …
AUP: Athabasca University Press · 28 May 2024 English
Reckoning with the experiences of refugees can inform epistemological and practical approaches to humanizing migrant populations before, during, and after their resettlement. Contributors explore what it means to experience dehumanization, …
immigration, race, ethnicity, public policy, and social policy in Canada and beyond. We also see this edited …
UCP: University of Calgary Press · 25 May 2024 English
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come from politics, environment, health and social policy, public affairs and international issues. These …
CSA: Canadian Standards Association · 17 May 2024 English
Annual Report 2023-2024 Making an impact for a safer, healthier and more sustainable Canada For more than 100 years, CSA Group has led the development of standards in Canada, and …
(Accessibility Standards Canada), Sherri Torjman (Social Policy Advisor), Sunil Johal (VP, Public Policy, CSA …
