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Bringing together top scholars in the field, Universality and Social Policy in Canada provides an overview of the universality principle in social welfare. The contributors survey the many contested meanings of universality in relation to specific social programs, the field of social policy, and the modern welfare state. The book argues that while universality is a core value undergirding certain areas of state intervention-most notably health care and education-the contributory principle of social insurance and the selectivity principle of income assistance are also highly significant precepts in practice.

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As a design principle, universalism faces major challenges: growing income inequality; greater provincial control over key social programs; and the growth of identity politics. Beland, Marchildon, and Prince put these issues squarely on the table, telling us what is at stake, and help us trace the emergent policy paradoxes and choices facing us. Must reading for Canada's next generation of social policy architects. - John Myles, professor emeritus of Sociology and senior fellow, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto This critical and timely collection provides the only sustained analysis of universality in social policy literature. It is sure to stimulate a broad and interdisciplinary conversation about universality and its decline, as well as the implications for equity and social justice in Canada and beyond. - Tammy Findlay, Political and Canadian Studies, Mount Saint Vincent University

"""As a design principle, universalism faces major challenges: growing income inequality; greater provincial control over key social programs; and the growth of identity politics. Béland, Marchildon, and Prince put these issues squarely on the table, telling us what is at stake, and help us trace the emergent policy paradoxes and choices facing us. Must reading for Canada's next generation of social policy architects.""　 - John Myles, professor emeritus of Sociology and senior fellow, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto"

"""As a design principle, universalism faces major challenges: growing income inequality; greater provincial control over key social programs; and the growth of identity politics. B�land, Marchildon, and Prince put these issues squarely on the table, telling us what is at stake, and help us trace the emergent policy paradoxes and choices facing us. Must reading for Canada's next generation of social policy architects.""--John Myles, professor emeritus of Sociology and senior fellow, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto ""This critical and timely collection provides the only sustained analysis of universality in social policy literature. It is sure to stimulate a broad and interdisciplinary conversation about universality and its decline, as well as the implications for equity and social justice in Canada and beyond.""--Tammy Findlay, Political and Canadian Studies, Mount Saint Vincent University This timely, highly readable, and rigorous text is an essential intervention into social policy debates in Canada. Tackling the complex and pressing issues of policy aim, design, application, and scope through the lens of universality yields new insights into the dynamics of Canadian federalism, the social and fiscal adequacy of existing programs, and the prospects for equality in social policy outcomes.--Kate Bezanson, Department of Sociology, Brock University"

"""As a design principle, universalism faces major challenges: growing income inequality; greater provincial control over key social programs; and the growth of identity politics. Béland, Marchildon, and Prince put these issues squarely on the table, telling us what is at stake, and help us trace the emergent policy paradoxes and choices facing us. Must reading for Canada's next generation of social policy architects.""--John Myles, professor emeritus of Sociology and senior fellow, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto ""This critical and timely collection provides the only sustained analysis of universality in social policy literature. It is sure to stimulate a broad and interdisciplinary conversation about universality and its decline, as well as the implications for equity and social justice in Canada and beyond.""--Tammy Findlay, Political and Canadian Studies, Mount Saint Vincent University This timely, highly readable, and rigorous text is an essential intervention into social policy debates in Canada. Tackling the complex and pressing issues of policy aim, design, application, and scope through the lens of universality yields new insights into the dynamics of Canadian federalism, the social and fiscal adequacy of existing programs, and the prospects for equality in social policy outcomes.--Kate Bezanson, Department of Sociology, Brock University"

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Daniel Béland is Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada and James McGill Professor in the Department of Political Science at McGill University. Gregory P. Marchildon is a professor emeritus at the Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation at the University of Toronto and the founding director of the North American Observatory on Health Systems and Policies. Michael J. Prince is the Lansdowne professor of Social Policy in the Faculty of Human and Social Development at the University of Victoria.

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