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Thesis (M.A.)--Si li Zhongguo wen hua xue yuan jia zheng yan jiu suo. / Cover title. Includes bibliographical references.

A substantial quantity of literature exists which portrays Canadian legislative and administrative processes in general terms. The object of this study is to examine and assess the political, social, and economic considerations which led to the passage by Parliament of a particular Act and to describe in detail the manner in which it is administered. [...]

Thesis (Ph. D.)--State University of New York at Binghamton, Department of Economics, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1963. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

This study reviews the historical background of Mothers' Allowances in British Columbia. The main emphasis, however, has been on the present organization of this programme and how it serves the client. The programme has been in operation in British Columbia since 1920, and has served numerous families throughout the years without an evaluation being made to determine how it was serving the public. This study, therefore, analyzes various aspects of this programme and seeks to appraise its place in the welfare field. The historical background of the programme was covered by examining reports, articles and specific books written on the subject. A number of persons were also interviewed. Material relating to Mothers' Allowances, as this programme is administered at present, was obtained through interviews, reports and articles. For illustrative material, a number of mothers' allowances cases and others were studied. The review of the Mothers' Allowances Programme reveals a number of weaknesses. (1) The eligibility regulations which are too rigid, exclude too many needy families. (2) Judged by reasonable standards for long term maintenance, the allowances granted to families are almost universally inadequate. (3) No help is given to clients to meet their housing needs. As a result, many families are forced to live in crowded and inadequate quarters. (4) Mothers’ Allowances cases get less casework service than persons on Social Assistance. (5) The authority for granting allowances to clients should be more decentralized. The Mothers' Allowances provide a measure of assistance to families which they would not otherwise have. It is comparable to Social Assistance in this regard, but the study reveals that, if the Mothers' Allowances Programme is to continue, the Act and its regulations have to be amended and made equal to or better than the Social Assistance requirements. There is a need for the Federal Government to assist financially in this field. If development followed the lines of the Social Security Report by Dr. L. C. Marsh, the Mothers' Allowances programmes in Canada could be repealed, since widows in need would be covered by Survivors' Insurance. Mothers with children not covered by Survivors' Insurance would be assisted by a reformed system of social assistance. The recommendation of the present study is that the Mothers' Allowances Programme in British Columbia, if not improved considerably, should be abolished in favour of social assistance for all those in need. / Arts, Faculty of / Social Work, School of / Graduate

Family allowances are an essential component of a comprehensive social security system, for by eliminating the necessity to provide for varying numbers of dependents, they would make such programmes as unemployment insurance, sickness benefits, workmen's compensation etc. considerably more efficient and more effective. Provisions for dependent children within the scope of other social security programmes have hitherto been marginal, if they existed at all. Under such arrangements the real and pressing needs of children have only too often been sadly neglected. Furthermore, wages do not take account of family needs, and a bachelor and a father of three growing children are paid the same if they do the same kind of job. "Equal pay for equal work" may be justified in the interest of the present industrial wage-system but it certainly counters the social interest of children. As children share the material circumstances of their families, the accident of birth still retains an importance and significance as to the future of a child which do not agree with the aims of a democratic society to provide equal opportunity for all. The Marsh Report (1943) spoke of the necessity to provide a "social minimum" for children in the same way as the Canada Pension Plan sets a floor below which no-one over the age of sixty in the case of women, and no-one over the age of sixty-five in the case of men, is allowed to fall. What we could do for the aged we should do for children, for children are the most vulnerable and the most precious group of a nation. The future of the children is the future of Canada. A Ministry of Family Affairs is a much needed institution to look after the interests of children and their families. Canadian social policy will have to include a vigorous family policy in order to further the well-being of children. This thesis is an attempt in this direction. / Arts, Faculty of / Social Work, School of / Graduate

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 2001. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 137-143).

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