University of Toronto Press Universality and Social Policy in Canada (The Johnson-Shoyama Series on Public Policy)

Product Description 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. About the Author Daniel Béland is professor of political science and Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada at McGill University. Gregory P. Marchildon is Ontario Research Chair in Health Policy and System Design and Professor at the Institute of Health, Policy and Evaluation at the University of Toronto. Michael J. Prince is the Lansdowne professor of Social Policy in the Faculty of Human and Social Development at the University of Victoria.