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the multilevel governance of homelessness in Canada
1 online resource (xii, 365 pages) : illustrations (black and white).
"Despite decades of efforts to combat it, many people continue to experience homelessness 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 of 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."--
Introduction -- Homelessness -- Governance Matters -- Federal Government -- Vancouver -- Calgary -- Toronto -- Montreal -- Conclusion.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [319]-346) and index.
Smith, Alison (Professor of political science).
Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, 2022
Studies in comparative political economy and public policy