The Limits of Affluence: Welfare in Ontario, 1920-1970

by James Struthers

With its roots in nineteenth-century poor relief, welfare is Canada's oldest and most controversial social program. No other policy is so closely linked to debates on the causes of poverty, the meaning of work, the difference between entitlement and charity, and the definition of basic human needs. The first history of welfare in Canada's richest province offers a new perspective on our contemporary response to poverty.

Struthers examines...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802075827
• ISBN13: 9780802075826
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 401 Pages
• Weight: 1.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher