1. Objectifs

Intentions :
« This book attempts to outline the key concepts of th[e] new [national] program [of 50 million dollars to move children out of the welfare rolls and the trap of poverty The National Child Benefit announced in the 1997 federal Budget promised 850 million dollars to move children out of the welfare rolls and the trap of poverty. This book attempts to outline the key concepts of this new program and set the stage for discussion of its potential impact. » (p. 9)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
Données documentaires diverses

Type de traitement des données :
Réflexion critique

3. Résumé

« In june 1997, the faculty of the University of Regina hosted the Eighth Conference on Canadian Social Welfare Policy. During the conference a number of interesting and challenging papers were presented that examined the issues regarding child poverty and the federal promise of a national program to move children out of the welfare rolls. [...] Is this new program a ‘phoenix’, the rise of the federal government from the ashes of the former devastated programs, or is it a ‘fizzle’, a sputtering noise with little long-term effect? The following chapters do not agree. This book does not present a unified argument either supporting or critiquing the program but raises a series of important issues and concerns regarding the program’s effectiveness in addressing child poverty. » (p. 9)

Texte faisant l’objet d’une fiche dans ce même ouvrage :
Durst, Douglas, « Phoenix or Fizzle? Background to Canada’s New National Child Benefit ».