Fade-Out

Abstract

ABSTRACT Welfare state decline has become a priority topic among social policy analysts, yet much research into this phenomenon has been either speculative or theoretical rather than empirically specific to particular nations. This paper provides an overview of one such case, the Canadian, in which once well-established Keynesian welfare state (KWS) programs have recently been significantly eroded or terminated. The paper identifies the causal factors underlying this “fade-out,” with particular attention to the impact of globalization, which has had a comparable impact on KWS policy and programs in many other advanced nations.