Inequality and the Fading of Redistributive Politics

1 Introduction: Inequality and the Fading of Redistributive Politics / Keith Banting and John Myles

Part 1: Politics

2 Historical Transformations of Canada’s Social Architecture: Institutions, Instruments, and Ideas / Jane Jenson

3 Drivers of Increasing Market Income Inequality: Structural Change and Policy / David A. Green and James Townsend

4 Business, Labour, and Redistributive Politics / William D. Coleman

5 Restructuring Civil Society: Muting the Politics of Redistribution / Susan D. Phillips

6 Public Opinion on Social Spending, 1980-2005 / Robert Andersen and Josh Curtis

7 Multicultural Diversity and Redistribution / Keith Banting, Stuart Soroka, and Edward Koning

8 The Party System, Elections, and Social Policy / Richard Johnston

9 The New Bureaucratic Politics of Redistribution / David A. Good

10 Territorial Politics and the New Politics of Redistribution / Gerard W. Boychuk

11 Quebec’s New Politics of Redistribution / Alain Noël

Part 2: Policy

12 Health Care Policy after Universality: Canada in Comparative Perspective / Carolyn Hughes Tuohy

13 Income Security for Seniors: System Maintenance and Policy Drift / John Myles

14 The Recent Evolution of Tax-Transfer Policies / Robin Boadway and Katherine Cuff

15 Childcare, New Social Risks, and the New Politics of Redistribution in Ontario / Rianne Mahon

16 Labour Market Income Transfers and Redistribution: National Themes and Provincial Variations / Rodney Haddow

Part 3: Conclusion

17 Canadian Social Futures: Concluding Reflections / Keith Banting and John Myles

Index