The Social Safety Net

Canada in Decline Book One

Nora Loreto

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Dundurn Press
24 October 2024

Social welfare & social services

Series: Canada in Decline

Canada's social safety net is fraying. Why does it feel like everything is collapsing?

Canada is at a crossroads. Social services and politics have been transformed to serve market economies, while Canadians struggle to pay rent, buy food, and find a stable job that pays well enough to cover daily costs. Everywhere we look, things are falling apart, but there's still time to reverse the decline.

The Social Safety Net, the first book in the Canada in Decline series, tracks the forty-year attack on Canada's welfare state. As neoliberalism has matured, Canadians have seen the impact of these attacks: unreliable healthcare, crises in education and social services, and a society that feels like it is losing cohesion.

This series tells the story of Canada's untenable status quo and the forces that have led us to where we are today. It outlines the choices we need to make to fix all that is crumbling around us as well as the possible paths forward.

By: Nora Loreto
Imprint: Dundurn Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 139mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 297g
ISBN: 9781459753105
ISBN 10: 1459753100
Series: Canada in Decline
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 24 October 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1 From Before Confederation to 1945 2 Postwar Boom to 1970s Bust 3 The Paradigm Shift 4 Neoliberal Retrenchment 5 Provincial and Territorial Austerity Trends 6 Canada’s Reigning Status Quo 7 The Way Forward Conclusion Acknowledgements Notes Bibliography Index About the Author

Nora Loreto is an activist, author, and journalist. She is the editor at the Canadian Association of Labour Media and co-hosts the popular political podcast Sandy and Nora Talk Politics. She lives in Quebec City.

Reviews for The Social Safety Net: Canada in Decline Book One

The Social Safety Net reveals Canada’s sharp turn away from social welfare, and serves as essential reading for those curious about our country’s deep infatuation with neoliberalism. * Montreal Review of Books *