Child Poverty in Canada

Paper Summary:

The paper explores the Canadian social model in order to understand how it can reach the higher standards of the Nordic nations, namely, the nations of Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. The paper discusses the history of the fight against child poverty in Canada and shows how the Nordic nations and Canada hold different views on what constitutes child poverty. The paper highlights how the two systems differ because of profound differences in social values.

Outline:
Introduction
The Canadian Background to the Fight against Child Poverty
Approaches and Programs: Nordic vs. Canadian
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Child poverty is a major issue as it speaks to the well-being of future generations. Defined narrowly, the problem consists of children living in materially-deprived circumstances. The traditional definition; however, has been expanded by the United Nations and many other groups to include a variety of factors that are believed to relate, in some measure, to general welfare, material, physical, emotional, and mental. According to this measure of child poverty, many economically advanced nations suffer from serious deficiencies in the way in which children are cared for and raised. Canada is no exception to this rule. Despite considerable spending in the areas of financial assistance, education, and health, and the encouragement of positive family and peer relationships, many children suffer considerable poverty when compared to members of the same age cohorts in countries such as the Netherlands and Sweden."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Barlow, M., & Clarke, T. (1996, July 15). Canada - the Broken Promise: In the Interests of a Greater Globalism, the Downsizing of a Nation's Heart. The Nation, 263, 23+.
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• Forssen, Katja. (June, 2000). Child Poverty in the Nordic Countries. University of Turku, Department of Social Policy, Series B:22/2000.

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