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BC Books Online was created for anyone interested in BC-published books, and with librarians especially in mind. We'd like to make it easy for library staff to learn about books from BC publishers - both new releases and backlist titles - so you can inform your patrons and keep your collections up to date.
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Description
Homelessness is not a historical accident. It is the disastrous outcome of policy decisions made over time and at several levels of government. Drawing on network governance theory, extended participant observation, and more than sixty interviews with key policy figures, Carey Doberstein investigates how government and civil-society actors in Vancouver, Calgary, and Toronto have organized themselves to solve public problems. He concludes that having a progressive city council is not enough to combat homelessness – civil-society organizations and actors must have genuine access to the channels of government power in order to work with policy makers and implement effective solutions.
Contributor Notes
Carey Doberstein is an assistant professor of political science at UBC on the Okanagan campus. He has received awards and honours for his public policy research from the Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC), Canadian Public Administration, and the Canadian Association of Programs in Public Administration (CAPPA).
Editorial Review
Building a Collaborative Advantage is an essential read for those interested in modern forms of governance and policy development. It also is an important contribution to the literature on homelessness, complementing recent research on the history of housing policy and the impact of advocacy networks on homelessness policy.
— BC Studies
