Gendered states : women, unemployment insurance, and the political economy of the welfare state in Canada, 1945-1997 /

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Author / Creator:	Porter, Ann.
Imprint:	Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, ©2003.
Description:	1 online resource (xi, 355 pages).
Language:	English
Series:	Studies in comparative political economy and public policy Studies in comparative political economy and public policy.
Subject:	Unemployment insurance -- Canada -- History -- 20th century. Women -- Employment -- Canada -- History -- 20th century. Economic policy. Social policy. Unemployment insurance. Women -- Employment. Canada -- Economic policy. Canada -- Social policy. Canada. Electronic books. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11286139

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ISBN:	9781442675216 1442675217 1282014366 9781282014367 080203523X 0802084087 9780802035233 9780802084088 9786612014369 6612014369
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-339) and index.
Summary:	"Porter argues that while the postwar welfare state model was based on a family with a single male breadwinner, the new model is one that assumes multiple family earners and encourages employability for both men and women. The result has been greater formal equality for women, but at the same time the restructuring and reduction of benefits have undermined these gains and made women's lives increasingly difficult. This study, which uses concepts from political economy, feminism, and public policy, will be of interest across a range of disciplines."--Jacket.
Other form:	Print version: Porter, Ann. Gendered states. Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, ©2003

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