The Welfare State and inequality in the 1980s
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12925844 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Keith Banting (0000-0003-2326-9072, Queen's University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 309-338 |
| Publication date | 1987-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Review of Sociology/Revue canadienne de sociologie (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1755-6171 • E-ISSN: 1755-618X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1755-618x.1987.tb01099.x |
| OpenAlex | W1978335958 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 26 |
A travers une etude surtout du systeme de transferts fiscaux, nous tentons de comprendre le r6le redistributeur de 1'Etat canadien dans les annees contemporaines. Nous faisons l'inventaire des facteurs qui ont module la structure des politiques sociales diveloppee disle debut des annees soixante‐dix. Nous evaluons les modes de pression majeurs au cows des dix dernikres annCes en vue d'un changement dans les outils de redistribution, pourensuite mesurer I'impact de ces pressions sur la substance des politiques sociales et surle r d e redistributeur de I'Etat. Dans notre article, nous identifions un mouvement evident vers une plus grande inCgalitC dans les revenus du marche. Cependant, aucune des pressions structurelles ou ideologiques recentes sur I'Etat indique clairement une attCnuation des buts redistributeurs; les reactions ont CtC plut6t multi‐directionnelles et ont tendu vers un accroissement. Au milieu des annees quatre‐vingts, les changements de politiques n'avaient pas vraiment altC:C I'impact global des systkmes de transferts fiscaux, qui continuaient i neutraliser I'inPgalitC croissante au niveau des revenus du marche, suite i la plus profonde crise Cconomique des dernikres decennies. On est force de conclure quetoute interpretation des politiques sociales comme instruments de stabilite socio‐politique a encore force de loi au Canada. This paper examines the redistributive role of the Canadian state in the contemporary period, focussing in particular on the tax‐transfer system. The paper surveys the factors that shaped the structure of social policy that had developed by the early 19705, examines the major pressures for change in redistributive instruments during the last ten years, and then analyses the impact of those pressures on both the substance of social policy and the overall redistributive role of the state. The paper identifies clear movement towards greater inequality in market incomes. However, none of the structural or ideological pressures on the state in recent years points unambiguously towards a dramatic retreat from redistributive goals, and the policy response has tended to be multi‐directional and for the most part incremental. At the mid‐point of the 19805, policy changes had not significantly altered the overall impact of the tax‐transfer system, which continued largely to neutralize the growing inequality in market incomes inherent in the deepest economic crisis in over four decades. This evidence suggests that interpretations of social policy as an instrument of social and political stability in Canada retain considerable force
Art · Ethnology · Humanities · Political science · Politics · Redistribution (election · Sociology · Welfare state · Canadian Policy and Governance · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,24 |
| Citation span | 1989 - 2005 (17) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |