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Canadian Review of Social Policy frangais

 

Canadian Review of Social Policy /
Revue canadienne de politique sociale

 

 

The Canadian Review of Social Policy/Revue canadienne de politique sociale is a scholarly and bilingual journal of progressive social policy. It aims to promote the exchange of ideas amongst a network of people involved in education, the public sector and social movements in the field of Canadian social policy and administration. CRSP/RCSP publishes analyses of historical and current developments, issues, debates, and reviews of recent publications.

 

At present, the Canadian Review of Social Policy is updating its webpage. Thank you for your patience for the time being. Below is the content of a sample issue of the journal. For subscription inquiries, please email crsp@yorku.ca.crsp@yorku.ca.

 

  Issue 51 Contents Spring/Summer 2003

 

Featured Article

When Social Policy is Health Policy

Why Increasing Poverty and Low Income Threatens Canadians’ Health and Health Care System


Concerns about increasing numbers of Canadians living in poverty and on low incomes have primarily been raised by the social development and social welfare sectors (Yalnizyan, 1998). The health-related consequences of these increases are profound yet the public health and health care communities have been strangely silent concerning these issues (Raphael, 2000a). This is surprising as accumulating evidence indicates that poverty and low income have significant effects upon the health of populations (Raphael, 2001b). The current policy environment in Canada is one where increases in numbers of Canadians living in poverty and on low incomes are not seen by policy makers as particularly problematic. Yet such increases clearly threaten the health of Canadians and the sustainability of the Canadian health care system.

In an earlier paper in CRSP, an overview of health-related effects of income inequality—including increasing poverty and low income—was presented (Raphael, 1999). Here, the health-related threats posed to Canadians by increasing levels of poverty and low income are illustrated through the specific example of cardiovascular disease in Canada (Raphael, 2001c). Mechanisms by which poverty and low income contribute to the incidence of cardiovascular disease are outlined. The social and health policy implications of having increasing numbers of Canadians living in poverty and on low incomes are considered with a focus on the sustainability of the public health care system.

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Contents Issue 51- Spring/Summer 2003

Editorial/Éditorial
Brigitte Kitchen and Susan McGrath

[Full-Text PDF 85k 4 pages]

Articles

When Social Policy is Health Policy: Why Increasing Poverty and Low Income Threatens Canadians’ Health and Health Care System
Dennis Raphael
[Full-Text PDF 222k 20 pages]

Unhinging the Assumptions Within Independence: Toward a Broader Conceptualization of Diversity and Difference in Home Care
Amanda M. Grenier
(Full text PDF 211k 20 pages)

Extending Aboriginal Control Over Child Welfare Services: The Manitoba Child Welfare Initiative
Pete Hudson and Brad McKenzie
[Full-Text PDF 191k 18 pages]

Prenatal and Child Nutrition Programs in Relation to Food Insecurity
Nicholas Vozoris and Valerie Tarasuk
[Full-Text PDF 189k 18 pages]

Pastoral Power in the Age of Partnership: Health Canada and the Jr. Jays Club
Phil Ryan
[Full-Text PDF 185k 16 pages]

Issues and Debates/Enjeux et débats

The Child Care Policy That Wasn’t
Dave Broad and Lori Foster
[Full-Text PDF 159k 11 pages]

Cutting Caseloads by Design: The Impact of the New Service Delivery Model for Ontario Works
Dean Herd
[Full-Text PDF 138k 7 pages]

Le revenu de solidarité : une solidarité en trompe l’oeil ?
Lionel-Henri Groulx
[Full-Text PDF 114k 5 pages]

The Canada Pension Plan Goes to Market
Murray Cooke
[Full-Text PDF 124k 6 pages]

Valuing Volunteering Without Recognizing the Reality of the Voluntary Sector
Carmen Gill and Luc Thériault
[Full-Text PDF 118k 5 pages]

Arrogrant Capitalism: Changing Futures, Changing Lives
Ann Curry-Stevens
[Full-Text PDF 131k 6 pages]

Book Reviews/Recensions

A Matter of Urgency: Including Children with Special Needs in Child Care in Canada
reviewed by Susan Baines
[Full-Text PDF 113k 2 pages]

Welfare Racism: Playing the Race Card Against America’s Poor
reviewed by Krista Johnson
[Full-Text PDF 128k 5 pages]

Rethinking Globalization: Critical Issues and Policy Choices
reviewed by Jim Rice
[Full-Text PDF 107k 2 pages]

Beyond Service: State Workers, Public Policy and the Prospects for Democratic Administration
reviewed by Kiran Mirchandani
[Full-Text PDF 97k 2 pages]

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