Analyzing the Poverty Reduction Effectiveness of the Canadian Provisions: Do Political Parties Matter

Authors

Robert D. Weaver, University of Windsor
Nazim Habibov, University of WindsorFollow
Lida Fan, Lakehood University

Author ORCID Identifier

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3672-2131 : Nazim Habibov

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-1-2011

Publication Title

Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare

Volume

38

Issue

1

First Page

99

Keywords

devolution, poverty reduction effectiveness, political parties, provinces, subnational

Last Page

118

Abstract

The implementation of the Canada Health and Social Transfer in 1996 marked a new era for the Canadian welfare state, as greater discretion in the area of social welfare policy and programming was granted to the provinces. In this study, the authors analyzed nationally representative data to determine if the governing provincial parties, characterized by distinct ideological and party platform positions, differed in regards to their poverty reduction effectiveness during 1996-2005. The authors' analysis yielded no differences between the governing provincial parties in terms of their poverty reduction effectiveness. The study's implications for future research, including research on subnational variation in social welfare policy, are discussed

Recommended Citation

Weaver, Robert D.; Habibov, Nazim; and Fan, Lida. (2011). Analyzing the Poverty Reduction Effectiveness of the Canadian Provisions: Do Political Parties Matter. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 38 (1), 99-118.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/socialworkpub/69