Small Cities, Big Issues; Reconceiving Community in a Neoliberal Era

Walmsley, Christopher

ISBN 10: 1771991631 / ISBN 13: 9781771991636

Edité par Athabasca University Press, 2018

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• Titre: Small Cities, Big Issues; Reconceiving Community in a Neoliberal Era
• Éditeur: Athabasca University Press
• Date de parution: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1771991631
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781771991636
• Reliure: Paperback
• État de l'article: As New

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Synopsis

Small Canadian cities confront serious social issues as a result of the neoliberal economic restructuring practiced by both federal and provincial governments since the 1980s. Drastic spending reductions and ongoing restraint in social assistance, income supports, and the provision of affordable housing, combined with the offloading of social responsibilities onto municipalities, has contributed to the generalization of social issues once chiefly associated with Canada's largest urban centres. As the investigations in this volume illustrate, while some communities responded to these issues with inclusionary and progressive actions others were more exclusionary and reactive―revealing forms of discrimination, exclusion, and "othering" in the implementation of practices and policies. Importantly, however, their investigations reveal a broad range of responses to the social issues they face, and the distinctive attributes of the small city as it struggles to confront increasingly complex social issues.

À propos de l'auteur

Christopher Walmsley is professor emeritus at Thompson Rivers University. He taught social work for over 25 years at Thompson Rivers University, University of Manitoba, and University of British Columbia. He is the author of Protecting Aboriginal Children and co-editor with Diane Purvey of Child and Family Welfare in British Columbia: A History. He has also published numerous articles and reports on fathers and child welfare. He lives in New Westminster, BC.

Terry Kading is associate professor of political science at Thompson Rivers University where he teaches courses in Canadian politics, comparative politics, and local government. He is also involved in several community-based research projects with a focus on social and economic challenges in the small city.