Fiscal retrenchment and social assistance in Canada

Canadian Public Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-40

  Kneebone, Ronald D ^a   White, Katherine G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS   (Canada)

Author keywords

Administrative procedures; Fiscal retrenchment; Social assistance; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK; AID FLOW; AID ORGANIZATION; DEVELOPMENT AID; FISCAL POLICY; WELFARE IMPACT;

ALBERTA; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 68349116022     PISSN: 03170861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/cpp.35.1.21     Document Type: Article

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