Canada and the United States: labour market policies and varieties of federalism in two liberal welfare states

Daniel Béland, Shannon Dinan and Alex Waddan

Chapter 30 in Handbook of Labour Market Policy in Advanced Democracies, 2023, pp 435-448 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Canada and the United States are widely known internationally as relatively similar liberal market economies and liberal welfare regimes. Simultaneously, as opposed to other liberal countries such as Ireland and New Zealand, both the United States and Canada are highly decentralized federal systems, a situation that directly shapes labor market policies. In this chapter, we assess what these two countries have in common but also how they diverge in three key components of labor market policies: (1) wage and market regulation; (2) cash transfers for the unemployed; (3) and employment promotion services/supports. The analysis focuses on the last three decades, starting with the 1990s, which witnessed key policy changes in both countries. The chapter also discusses the impact of COVID-19 on labor market policies before trying to assess the comparative scope and trajectory of labor market activation in the United States and Canada.

Keywords: Economics and Finance; Sociology and Social Policy; Sustainable Development Goals (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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