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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School of Public Policy, University of Calgary · 24 April 2024 English

R E S E A R C H P A P E R Volume 17:06 Leaving the Big City: April 2024 New Patterns of Migration in Canada Kevin McQuillan Acknowledgements …

publications are the authors’ alone and 1. Social Policy and Health therefore do not necessarily 2. Energy


FCPP: Frontier Centre for Public Policy · 11 April 2024 English

135 • APRIL 2024 FRONTIER BACKGROUNDER ESG AND THE NEW ECO-COLONIALISM Eco-colonialism and ESG “...activists Enter another form of eco-colonialism.often carry an Eco-colonialism refers to the practices of some non-Indigenous …

as local government, education, health and social policy. The author of this study has worked independently


FCPP: Frontier Centre for Public Policy · 10 April 2024

135 • APRIL 2024 FRONTIER BACKGROUNDER ESG AND THE NEW ECO-COLONIALISM Eco-colonialism and ESG “...activists Enter another form of eco-colonialism.often carry an Eco-colonialism refers to the practices of some non-Indigenous …

as local government, education, health and social policy. The author of this study has worked independently


IRPP: Institut de recherche en politiques publiques · 9 April 2024 English

A report by the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer (2023) noted that, between the fourth quarter of 2019 and the fourth quarter of 2022, the lowest-quintile households were not …

various options, I ran simula- tions using the Social Policy Simulation Database and Model (SPSD/M) created 30117a-eng.htm Statistics Canada. (2023c). Social Policy Simulation Database and Model (SPSD/M) v.30 Welfare in Canada 2013. Caledon Institute of Social Policy. https://maytree.com/publications/welfare-in-canada-2013/


Fraser Institute · 9 April 2024 English

Between 2009 and 2023, federal and provincial governments have increased personal income taxes on upper-income earners by raising the top marginal income tax rate. The largest combined (federal and provincial) …

estimates were calculated using Statistics Canada’s Social Policy Simulation Database and Model (SPSD/M). For


CASW: Canadian Association of Social Workers · 4 April 2024 English

home to the Schools of Health Information Science, Public Administration, Public Health & Social Policy, Social Work, Nursing, and the Indigenous Governance Program. [...] SCYC is a vibrant and diverse

Science, Public Administration, Public Health & Social Policy, Social Work, Nursing, and the Indigenous Governance


UMP: University of Manitoba Press · 29 March 2024 English

This first-of-its-kind collection shares stories not only of entrepreneurial excellence and persistence but of savvy leadership, innovation, and reciprocity, providing hope to Indigenous business leaders, youth, and elected officials working …

(Cambridge, MA: Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University


CCSC: Centre for the Study of Co-operatives · 27 March 2024 English

With the current investment5 of $300,000 from the Government of Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Immigration and Career Training during the study period, we found a return on …

growing government involvement in the economy and social policy in and around the Great Depression and after any effort to communicate the outcomes of a social policy intervention hinges as much if not more on simple in outcome-based commissioning. Journal of Social Policy, 47: 57-76. Erridge, A. and Greer, J., 2002 review of the literature on Social Impact Bonds. Social policy & administration, 52(1), pp.4-28. Frew, N. 2023


DDN: Dundurn Press · 26 March 2024 English

A compendium of family scenarios for those dealing with the guilt, worry, and difficult decisions that come with eldercare. Is it time for your aging father to stop driving? How …

and oncology, the Institute for Health and Social Policy, McGill University Dr. Gordon’s latest reflections


Fraser Institute · 19 March 2024 English

Summary Economic growth in Canada remains sluggish, resulting in several negative consequences for Canadians, including slower growth in employment, incomes, and living standards. Reforming the federal personal income tax system …

6 Calculations based on Statistics Canada’s Social Policy Simulation Database and Model (SPSD/M), ver-


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