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Asset-Based Social Policies – A “New Idea” Whose Time Has Come?

Published on March 3, 2004
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Asset-building programs invite low-income citizens to participate in forced savings plans by matching their contributions with funds from financial institutions. These programs have enjoyed wide popularity in Canada, the US and the UK over the past few years. Senior economist with the Canadian Labour Congress, Andrew Jackson, questions the significance and long-term benefit of these programs and their possible influence on the development of social policy in Canada.

ISBN – 1-55382-083-5

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