Solidarity, equality, and cooperation. State regulates the market and protects people from it. People are poor because of capitalism. Welfare is the right of the citizen.
Liberalism
Freedom, individualism, competition. State creates equalopportunity. people in need because they lackopportunity. Welfare is social safety net
Conservatism
order, morality, tradition. State maintains socialorder. People are in need due to poorchoices. Welfare is responsibility of family.
Institutional Approach
Social welfare seen as primaryinstitution of society. Everyone is entitled to a minimum of basicneeds.Nostigmaattached.
Social Investment
proactive stance. preventing socialproblems by includingeveryone. Removes barriers to provide equalopportunities
Residual Approach
Gov assistance provided as lastresort and is targeted.Highlystigmatized to discourageassistance
Tax Credits and Reductions
only matter to the people paying meaningful amounts of income tax
Contributory program
Ex. RESP- the more money you have the more money you get
Universal Cash Transfer
Available to broad segments of the population
Targeted Cash Transfer
Provide goods and services to a specific member of society.stigmatismattached
Government's Role
intervene through socialwelfareprograms
Individual Role
Canadians are responsible for meeting their ownbasicneeds