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Multiple Barriers: The Multilevel Governance of Homelessness in Canada

Multiple Barriers: The Multilevel Governance of Homelessness in Canada

Smith, Alison

Paperback

Series: Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy

General Political ScienceGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 1487542437
ISBN13: 9781487542436
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: Jun 16 2022
Pages: 382
Weight: 1.01
Height: 0.90 Width: 6.00 Depth: 8.90
Language: English

Despite decades of efforts to combat homelessness, many people continue to experience it in Canada's major cities. There are a number of barriers that prevent effective responses to homelessness, including a lack of agreement on the fundamental question: what is homelessness?

In Multiple Barriers, Alison Smith explores the forces that shape intergovernmental and multilevel governance dynamics to help better understand why, despite the best efforts of community and advocacy groups, homelessness remains as persistent as ever. Drawing on nearly 100 interviews with key actors in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, and Montreal, as well as extensive participant observation, Smith argues that institutional differences across cities interact with ideas regarding homelessness to contribute to very different models of governance. Multiple Barriers shows that the genuine involvement of locally based service providers, with the development of policy, are necessary for an effective, equitable, and enduring solution to the homelessness crisis in Canada.

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