The Welfare Enigma: Explaining the Dramatic Decline in Canadians' Use of Social Assistance, 1993-2005

What accounts for the truly remarkable drop in welfare dependency in Canada since the early 1990s? The authors provide a nationwide empirical analysis of the underlying factors, and draw implications for policymakers.

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Year of publication:	2008
Authors:	Finnie, Ross ; Irvine, Ian
Published in:	C.D. Howe Institute Commentary. - C. D. Howe Institute. - 2008, 267
Publisher:	C. D. Howe Institute
Subject:	social policy \| Social Assistance (SA) \| Employment Insurance

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Extent:	application/pdf
Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	I38 - Government Policy; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs ; I32 - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty ; H53 - Government Expenditures and Welfare Programs
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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