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

The Limits of Affluence\nby James Struthers\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: James Struthers\nTitle: The Limits of Affluence\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Social welfare and social services\nPublisher: University of Toronto Press\nISBN-13: 9780802075826\nISBN-10: 0802075827\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\n\nWith its roots in nineteenth-century poor relief, welfare is Canada\u2019s 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\u2019s richest province offers a new perspective on our contemporary response to poverty.\nStruthers examines the evolution of p.