Book
Poverty in Canada / Raghubar D. Sharma. --
Looks at reasons behind the rise of income inequality in Canada and identifies the disadvantaged groups most at risk of living in poverty.
Record details
- ISBN: 019900322X (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9780199003228 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: viii, 162 p. : ill. --
- Publisher: Don Mills, ON : Oxford University Press, c2012.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [148]-158) and index. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 18.95 |
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| Subject: | Poverty > Canada. Poor > Canada. Canada > Economic conditions > 1991- |
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- Oxford University Press
With income inequality a growing concern among many observers, it is no surprise that we have witnessed large-scale protests against a system that seems to exclude some groups and over-reward others. Poverty in Canada is on the rise, particularly among certain groups. The phenomenon of "globalization" is eliminating labour-intensive jobs and polarizing the job market into high-skill, high-paying jobs on one hand, and low-skill, low-paying jobs on the other. In these circumstances, the less-qualified, the disadvantaged, and the discriminated are unable to find decent jobs and too often become destined to a life of poverty. A range of groups are excluded from wealth creation in Canada, and Sharma considers all of these in turn, from the elderly to the "working poor."
