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This paper argues that the welfare state and regulation are not inevitably in harmony. In the pos... more This paper argues that the welfare state and regulation are not inevitably in harmony. In the post-Keynesian period of ‘austerity,’ the tendency is for state regulation to focus more on supporting market-creating activities of capital than of market-controlling features that would protect people and the environment.
American Historical Review, 1990
This book is about how countries in the middle of the global power hierarchy confront the loss of... more This book is about how countries in the middle of the global power hierarchy confront the loss of control over their own futures through their experiences with globalization. It is about how people are governed within nations at a time when external forces have rendered existing institutions and practices inadequate and about how nations have accommodated new international powers in distinct ways. But it is also about the choices still to be made and what these choices will mean for democratic government as a global regulatory regime unfolds.
Social policy as a progressive force has been more or less dead in Canada for the past ten years.... more Social policy as a progressive force has been more or less dead in Canada for the past ten years.' The optimism of feminists in the 1970s -that government policy could be changed to reflect women's needs -has been replaced by the desperate realization that even the few redistributive gains women worked so hard to achieve are being reversed? Women's political activism focused on the state continues, but it is activism to hold on to what remains of the welfare state. The relationship between women and the welfare state has been an ambiguous one, and feminists are now in the unenviable position of defending programs and whole systems we have criticized in the past. This criticism focused mainly on the ways in which the institutions of the welfare state have been shaped by ideologies and practices which perpetuate inequalities. Too frequently, the state's responses to feminists' demands, when actually realized, turned out to be frustratingly crude imitations of what women truly wanted. In some bizarre way, the program women struggled for would be twisted so that it truly did seem as though women had replaced private patriarchy with state patriarchy. 4 This does not mean that the welfare state was unimportant to women, but rather, that the specific demands of women were probably less significant in bringing about redistributive policies in women's favour than were the general programs which shaped the economic climate which, in turn, made redistributive policies possible.
In recent years, as a result of women's concerted efforts, more attention has been paid to gender... more In recent years, as a result of women's concerted efforts, more attention has been paid to gendered distinctions related to climate change. Most of this literature focuses on the implications for women and their work in developing nations. In contrast, the gendered discussion that is focused on developed countries tends to be more concentrated on the distinctions in attitudes toward climate change and the implications this has for public policy initiatives. While this is an important step toward understanding the gendered distinctions at the household level, still relatively unexplored are the implications of the gendered distinctions in contributions toward greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This paper will focus on gendered distinctions relating to climate change for both paid and unpaid labour, as well as consumption issues in developed nations. Specifically it attempts to measure the greenhouse gas emissions by gender through work and the aspects of consumption that can be separated by gender. It then attempts to understand the significance of this in relation to both climate justice issues and public policy strategies to mitigate climate change. The paper will argue that knowing the gendered distinctions in GHG emissions can be informative for creating ideas about green jobs and a green economy that could provide a radical way to think about public policy and climate change.
This paper argues that the welfare state and regulation are not inevitably in harmony. In the pos... more This paper argues that the welfare state and regulation are not inevitably in harmony. In the post-Keynesian period of ‘austerity,’ the tendency is for state regulation to focus more on supporting market-creating activities of capital than of market-controlling features that would protect people and the environment.
American Historical Review, 1990
This book is about how countries in the middle of the global power hierarchy confront the loss of... more This book is about how countries in the middle of the global power hierarchy confront the loss of control over their own futures through their experiences with globalization. It is about how people are governed within nations at a time when external forces have rendered existing institutions and practices inadequate and about how nations have accommodated new international powers in distinct ways. But it is also about the choices still to be made and what these choices will mean for democratic government as a global regulatory regime unfolds.
Social policy as a progressive force has been more or less dead in Canada for the past ten years.... more Social policy as a progressive force has been more or less dead in Canada for the past ten years.' The optimism of feminists in the 1970s -that government policy could be changed to reflect women's needs -has been replaced by the desperate realization that even the few redistributive gains women worked so hard to achieve are being reversed? Women's political activism focused on the state continues, but it is activism to hold on to what remains of the welfare state. The relationship between women and the welfare state has been an ambiguous one, and feminists are now in the unenviable position of defending programs and whole systems we have criticized in the past. This criticism focused mainly on the ways in which the institutions of the welfare state have been shaped by ideologies and practices which perpetuate inequalities. Too frequently, the state's responses to feminists' demands, when actually realized, turned out to be frustratingly crude imitations of what women truly wanted. In some bizarre way, the program women struggled for would be twisted so that it truly did seem as though women had replaced private patriarchy with state patriarchy. 4 This does not mean that the welfare state was unimportant to women, but rather, that the specific demands of women were probably less significant in bringing about redistributive policies in women's favour than were the general programs which shaped the economic climate which, in turn, made redistributive policies possible.
In recent years, as a result of women's concerted efforts, more attention has been paid to gender... more In recent years, as a result of women's concerted efforts, more attention has been paid to gendered distinctions related to climate change. Most of this literature focuses on the implications for women and their work in developing nations. In contrast, the gendered discussion that is focused on developed countries tends to be more concentrated on the distinctions in attitudes toward climate change and the implications this has for public policy initiatives. While this is an important step toward understanding the gendered distinctions at the household level, still relatively unexplored are the implications of the gendered distinctions in contributions toward greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This paper will focus on gendered distinctions relating to climate change for both paid and unpaid labour, as well as consumption issues in developed nations. Specifically it attempts to measure the greenhouse gas emissions by gender through work and the aspects of consumption that can be separated by gender. It then attempts to understand the significance of this in relation to both climate justice issues and public policy strategies to mitigate climate change. The paper will argue that knowing the gendered distinctions in GHG emissions can be informative for creating ideas about green jobs and a green economy that could provide a radical way to think about public policy and climate change.