Gendered states :: women, unemployment insurance, and the political economy of the welfare state in Canada, 1945-1997 /

"Porter argues that while the postwar welfare state model was based on a family with a single male breadwinner, the new model is one that assumes multiple family earners and encourages employability for both men and women. The result has been greater formal equality for women, but at the same t...

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1. Verfasser: Porter, Ann
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, ©2003.
Schriftenreihe:Studies in comparative political economy and public policy.
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Zusammenfassung:"Porter argues that while the postwar welfare state model was based on a family with a single male breadwinner, the new model is one that assumes multiple family earners and encourages employability for both men and women. The result has been greater formal equality for women, but at the same time the restructuring and reduction of benefits have undermined these gains and made women's lives increasingly difficult. This study, which uses concepts from political economy, feminism, and public policy, will be of interest across a range of disciplines."--Jacket
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xi, 355 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-339) and index.
ISBN:9781442675216
1442675217
1282014366
9781282014367
9786612014369
6612014369

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