Edmonton Social Planning Council

Category: Social Issues: Poverty

  • 2010 NS Report Card

    Title:The Nova Scotia child poverty report card 2010: 1989-2008.
    Author(s):Frank, Lesley
    Corporate Author: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Nova Scotia Office
    Subject:Poverty – child poverty
    Publisher:Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Nova Scotia Office
    Place of Publication:Halifax
    Date of Publication:2010
    Abstract:

    Since 1999, Nova Scotia Child Poverty Report Cards have recorded changes in child poverty rates to track progress on the government of Canada’s 1989 promise to end child poverty by the year 2000. This year’s report card examines the period 1989 to 2008, the year for which the most recent data is available. It also reviews changes for a later period (1997 to 2008) to assess the impact of the 1998 National Child Benefit initiative, which is specifically aimed at preventing and reducing child poverty.

    Language:English
     Material Type:Report

    F. SOCIAL ISSUES/F.04 POVERTY/2010 NSReportCard.pdf

  • 2010 Lets do Something About Poverty

    Title:Let’s do something about poverty
    Corporate Author: Poverty Free Saskatchewan
    Subject:Poverty – general|split|Poverty – planning, policy
    Publisher:Poverty Free Saskatchewan
    Place of Publication:Regina
    Date of Publication:2010
    Abstract:

    Poverty Free Saskatchewan (PFS) created this document in the hope that it can serve as a catalyst for a much-needed discussion on poverty in our province. We would like this document to encourage a renewed dialogue on poverty and foster new and innovative proposals and solutions from concerned citizens. This is your invitation to get involved in creating an action plan to eliminate poverty in Saskatchewan. Our network extends an invitation to connect with us. We want to hear from everyone concerned with the issues of poverty in our province. This discussion document will explain that: Poverty still exists today and is a serious problem. Economic inequality is associated with many social and health problems. Poverty costs us all. Eliminating poverty has many benefits and will save society money. Poverty is not just about money, it’s about being excluded from community life. Poverty can be eliminated. Other provinces and countries have reduced economic inequality through the development of antipoverty programs. We can all work together to end poverty in Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan has experienced an economic boom over the past decade. However, poverty still exists here and throughout Canada. A large group from around the province have joined together to create PFS and are working to end poverty now!

    Language:English
     Material Type:Report

    F. SOCIAL ISSUES/F.04 POVERTY/2010 LetsDoSomethingAboutPoverty.pdf

  • 2010 Calgary Panhandling

    Title:Informal employment: making a living in Calgary.
    Author(s):Bender, Cori
    Corporate Author: Calgary Homeless Foundation
    Subject:Housing – temporary, emergency, homelessness|split|Employment – general|split|Unemployment – general
    Publisher:Calgary Homeless Foundation
    Place of Publication:Calgary
    Date of Publication:2010
    Abstract:

    Research relating to informal employment lacks a nuanced understanding of how people subsist outside the normative employment system, and tends to focus on the illegality of panhandling, or the nuisance aspects expressed by the public relating to binning. There is little focus on the lived experience of those involved, with the exception of work done by members of the geography department at University of Victoria (Gutberlet et al., 2007; Tremblay, 2009). As part of Phase 1 of the Calgary Homeless Foundation’s 10 Year Plan to End (Calgary Homeless Foundation, 2007), the report addresses the lack of nuanced understanding by drawing on ethnographic research conducted between May and August, 2010. Research results indicate panhandling is not as prevalent as informal recycling in Calgary. Considering this is the case, it is recommended the Province and city, focus their efforts and resources on the informal recycling sector of the population.

    Language:English
     Material Type:Report

    F. SOCIAL ISSUES/F.04 POVERTY/2010 Calgary_Panhandling.pdf

  • 2010 Federal Pov. Reducation

     

    Title:Federal poverty reduction plan: working in partnership towards reducing poverty in Canada.
    Author(s):Hoeppner, Candice
    Corporate Author: Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities
    Subject:Poverty – planning, policy
    Publisher:Government of Canada
    Place of Publication:Ottawa
    Date of Publication:2010
    Abstract:

    It is the Committee’s intent that the recommendations made in this report contribute to the development of an effective federal poverty reduction plan that will reduce poverty and increase labour force participation rates. Members of the Committee realize that the implementation of the federal action plan recommended in this report will require an ongoing commitment and greater cooperation between federal, provincial and territorial governments. The Committee agrees that the time has come to seriously address the risk factors associated with poverty, and that the federal government can work in cooperation with other levels of government, Aboriginal stakeholders and community organizations to ensure that all Canadians live in dignity and can fully and actively participate in Canada’s social and economic life.

    Language:English
    Material Type:Report

    F. SOCIAL ISSUES/F.04 POVERTY/2010 federal_pov_reduction.pdf

  • 2010 Poverty Nova Scotia

    Title:The cost of poverty in Nova Scotia
    Author(s):MacEwen, Angella|split|Saulnier, Christine
    Subject:Poverty – general|split|Social determinants of health|split|Education – general
    Publisher:Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Nova Scotia
    Place of Publication:Halifax, NS
    Date of Publication:2010
    Abstract:

    For those who argue that we cannot afford to end poverty, this report makes clear that we cannot afford to ignore it. There is obviously a moral imperative to end poverty first and foremost for those living in poverty. But, there also exists a compelling business case to be made for effective poverty reduction strategies because very real costs of poverty are borne by society as a whole. Poverty is linked with higher rates of crime, increased health care needs, higher school drop-out rates, and lost productivity. If additional poverty reduction dollars are invested wisely alongside current poverty alleviation programs, there will be short and long-term savings to offset the initial investment.

    Language:English
    Material Type:Report

    F. SOCIAL ISSUES/F.04 POVERTY/2010 poverty_nova_scotia.pdf

  • 2010 Combating Poverty

     

    Title:Combating poverty and inequality: structural change, social policy and politics.
    Corporate Author: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
    Subject:Poverty – planning, policy
    Publisher:United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
    Place of Publication:Geneva
    Date of Publication:2010
    Abstract:

    Poverty reduction is a central feature of the international development agenda and contemporary poverty reduction strategies increasingly focus on “targeting the poor”, yet poverty and inequality remain intractable foes. Combating Poverty and Inequality argues that this is because many current approaches to reducing poverty and inequality fail to consider key institutional, policy and political dimensions that may be both causes of poverty and inequality, and obstacles to their reduction. The report is structured around three main issues, which, it argues, are the critical elements of a sustainable and inclusive development strategy: * patterns of growth and structural change (whether in the agricultural, industrial or service sectors) that generate and sustain jobs that are adequately remunerated and accessible to all, regardless of income or class status, gender, ethnicity or location; * comprehensive social policies that are grounded in universal rights and that are supportive of structural change, social cohesion and democratic politics; and * protection of civic rights, activism and political arrangements that ensure states are responsive to the needs of citizens and the poor have influence in how policies are made. The report lays out a range of policies and institutional measures that countries can adopt to alleviate poverty and inequality. It will thus be of interest to policy, scholarly and activist audiences.

    Language:English
    Material Type:Report

    F. SOCIAL ISSUES/F.04 POVERTY/2010 combating_poverty.pdf