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Does Social Policy Support Intergenerational Fairness?

04/03/2015

We frequently hear discussion about the possibility that younger generations are going to be poorer than their parents. Many young adults are in entry jobs at ages when their parents were established and having children. Some claim that the baby boom set itself up with good education, good health insurance, good jobs, good job protection, … More Does Social Policy Support Intergenerational Fairness?

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Education as Equalizer or Industry? New Issues and Challenges

24/11/2014

The OECD is encouraging member countries to increase educational attainment to support economic growth in the face of prospective economic slowdown. They also recommend broader access to higher levels of education to offset increasing economic inequality. Question is, are increased attainment and broader access complementary objectives? And are they attainable? OECD countries are spending more … More Education as Equalizer or Industry? New Issues and Challenges

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15/06/2014

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Trends and Issues Affecting Service Delivery, Charities and NGOs

01/03/2014

Charities, other not-for-profit organizations, and increasingly, for-profit companies play very important roles in the provision of a wide range of public and community services, and this is especially so as ageing populations require more health and social care. In this issue we focus specifically on charities, which are provided favourable fundraising status by legislation, while … More Trends and Issues Affecting Service Delivery, Charities and NGOs

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PISA results provide some eye-openers

01/01/2014

If nothing else, the OECD comment that students in Shanghai, as well as other Chinese cities, may be functioning at levels as much as three years higher than their age counterparts in other OECD countries, should get our attention. Canada gets a “middling-good” grade, while the USA is at about the OECD average. Of the … More PISA results provide some eye-openers

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Mental Health and Disability Among Youth

01/01/2014

European countries are reporting emerging evidence that mental health problems are becoming more prominent in the overall incidence of disability.  In a study of programs aimed at youth with mental health and disability issues, Eurofound (see reference below) reports that: In many countries, a growing number of new disability pension claimants report …mental  health conditions, … More Mental Health and Disability Among Youth

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Recent Posts

  • CO-HOUSING COULD USE SOME HELP: How community associations and governments can assist
  • Could Elections be about Measurable Goals?
  • Who works for workers in the new world of work?
  • Poverty Reduction: The Saga Continues
  • Time for National Consultation on Poverty Reduction to Bear Fruit
  • The problems are getting clearer; the solutions, ah… not so much: OECD in Canada to talk work and social policy
  • A Response to Poor Health and Low Income Among Older Workers
  • Are Canada and OECD Countries Reducing Income Inequality?
  • Five 2018 Resolutions to Adapt Canada’s Social Infrastructure to the Global Digital Economy
  • Bland Pudding – The European Pillar of Social Rights
  • Futures Entwined: The Nation State and the Welfare State
  • The Sixties Scoop Court Decision Reveals Problems in Children’s Protective Services
  • Protecting Human Rights in Trade Agreements
  • Parliamentary Committee Reports on National Strategy for Poverty Reduction
  • Report of Pearson Centre Roundtable on Poverty Reduction
  • We Need a Canadian Research Council for our Social, Cultural and Economic Health
  • Insiders and Outsiders in Health and Social Care
  • Proposal for a Canadian National Goal for Poverty Reduction 2017-2027
  • What could be achieved with a basic Income Guarantee and how could one be put in place?
  • Strengthening Local Government Capacity in Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
  • Refundable tax credits and the path to a basic income guarantee
  • Financing Basic Income in Switzerland
  • Basic Income: Lets Not do a Pilot Project
  • Research Chronicles disappointments in Prevention of Dementia – Cochrane Collaboration
  • Cochrane Review of Smoking and Mental Illness: More Questions than Answers
  • Understanding the Accidental American: Tina’s Story
  • It’s Time to Restore Canadian Democracy and Trust in Government (Politudes Commentary)
  • It’s Time to Rethink Child Care: It’s Time for Pre-School
  • Canadian Election Proposal #6: In Favour of a Stimulative Deficit (www.politudes.com)
  • Canadian Election Proposal #5: SOME THOUGHTS ON THE TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION REPORT FROM AN OBSERVER LONG CONCERNED WITH THE OVER­REPRESENTATION OF ABORIGINAL CANADIANS IN CANADA’S PRISONS AND PENITENTIARIES.
  • Canadian Election Proposal # 4: Canada Needs a Healthy Environment
  • Canadian Election Proposals (3) Four Things Needed to Make Pharmacare Work for Canadians
  • Canadian Election Proposals (2) Towards a New Senate
  • Canadian Election Proposals (1) Medicare’s Unfinished Business: A Proposal for a Home and Continuing Care Program for Canada
  • Why We Hate Taxes – And Why We Shouldn’t
  • Canada Needs an Economic Staircase
  • The International Labour Organization (ILO) Project on the Future of Work
  • Challenging Fiscal Havens and Tax Avoidance by Global Corporations
  • Preventing Obesity in Childhood: Locally-coordinated Interventions
  • Kudos to the Canadian Education System
  • From Welfare State to Enabling Society?
  • Does Social Policy Support Intergenerational Fairness?
  • An International Evidence-based Social Service Model: Housing First (HF)
  • A New Measure of Inequality in the Labour Force
  • Does Social Diversity Undermine Public Support for Social Insurance? New Research Findings
  • Teen Dating Violence: Update Note
  • Teen Dating Violence: Are we making progress?
  • Education as Equalizer or Industry? New Issues and Challenges
  • Systemic Problems in Youth Services?
  • Learning From Evaluations of Youth-serving Programs

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Recent Posts

  • CO-HOUSING COULD USE SOME HELP: How community associations and governments can assist
  • Could Elections be about Measurable Goals?
  • Who works for workers in the new world of work?
  • Poverty Reduction: The Saga Continues
  • Time for National Consultation on Poverty Reduction to Bear Fruit
  • The problems are getting clearer; the solutions, ah… not so much: OECD in Canada to talk work and social policy
  • A Response to Poor Health and Low Income Among Older Workers
  • Are Canada and OECD Countries Reducing Income Inequality?
  • Five 2018 Resolutions to Adapt Canada’s Social Infrastructure to the Global Digital Economy
  • Bland Pudding – The European Pillar of Social Rights
  • Futures Entwined: The Nation State and the Welfare State
  • The Sixties Scoop Court Decision Reveals Problems in Children’s Protective Services
  • Protecting Human Rights in Trade Agreements
  • Parliamentary Committee Reports on National Strategy for Poverty Reduction
  • Report of Pearson Centre Roundtable on Poverty Reduction
  • We Need a Canadian Research Council for our Social, Cultural and Economic Health
  • Insiders and Outsiders in Health and Social Care
  • Proposal for a Canadian National Goal for Poverty Reduction 2017-2027
  • What could be achieved with a basic Income Guarantee and how could one be put in place?
  • Strengthening Local Government Capacity in Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
  • Refundable tax credits and the path to a basic income guarantee
  • Financing Basic Income in Switzerland
  • Basic Income: Lets Not do a Pilot Project
  • Research Chronicles disappointments in Prevention of Dementia – Cochrane Collaboration
  • Cochrane Review of Smoking and Mental Illness: More Questions than Answers
  • Understanding the Accidental American: Tina’s Story
  • It’s Time to Restore Canadian Democracy and Trust in Government (Politudes Commentary)
  • It’s Time to Rethink Child Care: It’s Time for Pre-School
  • Canadian Election Proposal #6: In Favour of a Stimulative Deficit (www.politudes.com)
  • Canadian Election Proposal #5: SOME THOUGHTS ON THE TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION REPORT FROM AN OBSERVER LONG CONCERNED WITH THE OVER­REPRESENTATION OF ABORIGINAL CANADIANS IN CANADA’S PRISONS AND PENITENTIARIES.
  • Canadian Election Proposal # 4: Canada Needs a Healthy Environment
  • Canadian Election Proposals (3) Four Things Needed to Make Pharmacare Work for Canadians
  • Canadian Election Proposals (2) Towards a New Senate
  • Canadian Election Proposals (1) Medicare’s Unfinished Business: A Proposal for a Home and Continuing Care Program for Canada
  • Why We Hate Taxes – And Why We Shouldn’t
  • Canada Needs an Economic Staircase
  • The International Labour Organization (ILO) Project on the Future of Work
  • Challenging Fiscal Havens and Tax Avoidance by Global Corporations
  • Preventing Obesity in Childhood: Locally-coordinated Interventions
  • Kudos to the Canadian Education System
  • From Welfare State to Enabling Society?
  • Does Social Policy Support Intergenerational Fairness?
  • An International Evidence-based Social Service Model: Housing First (HF)
  • A New Measure of Inequality in the Labour Force
  • Does Social Diversity Undermine Public Support for Social Insurance? New Research Findings
  • Teen Dating Violence: Update Note
  • Teen Dating Violence: Are we making progress?
  • Education as Equalizer or Industry? New Issues and Challenges
  • Systemic Problems in Youth Services?
  • Learning From Evaluations of Youth-serving Programs

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