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NAFTA, the Redesign, and the Rescaling of Canada's Welfare State
Studies in Political Economy
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NAFTA, the Redesign, and the Rescaling of Canada's Welfare State
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Johnson, Robert
Mahon, Rianne |
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The first two papers in this issue emphasize the importance of politics and class relations within Canada as an explanatory factor, as compared to relations of dependency with the United States. In “NAFTA, the Redesign, and Rescaling of Canada’s Welfare State,” Robert Johnson and Rianne Mahon argue that the Canadian welfare state regime has converged towards the US model since the Free Trade Agreement, but that forces linked to continental integration have not been the primary cause. Rather, the process of welfare state design and rescaling has shown common features in both countries and allows for progressive, politically contingent possibilities. The authors distinguish between two ways of connecting Labour market policy and social policy — the “workfare/duty state” model and a more progressive “social investment” model based on active state support for caring services and lifelong learning. In both countries, the former model has been most powerful but the latter has been more influential in Canada, particularly at the subnational level.
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Studies in Political Economy
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2010-05-25
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application/pdf
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http://spe.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/spe/article/view/5230
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Studies in Political Economy; Vol 76 (2005): Exceptional States
1918-7033 0707-8552 |
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eng
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http://spe.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/spe/article/view/5230/2137
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