Axel van den Berg is a professor in the Department of Sociology at McGill University.Charles Plante is a PhD candidate in the Department of Sociology at McGill University.Hicham Raïq is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Sociology at McGill University.Christine Proulx is a research professional at the Fédération québécoise des professeures et professeurs d'université (FQPPU).Samuel Faustmann is a data administrator at Real Food for Real Kids in Toronto.

"This book is worth reading to understand different poverty levels in Canada, and how Quebec has achieved the lowest level of poverty. It remains open for educators, students, researchers, and policymakers to decide the extent to which Quebec’s policies may be applied to other regions."- Jaewon Lee, Michigan State University (Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, vol 46 no 1)

• List of FiguresList of TablesAcknowledgementsIntroduction: Quebec’s Exceptionalism in ContextChapter 1: Social and Employment Policies at the Provincial Level: A Survey of Four ProvincesChapter 2: Poverty: Measures and TrendsChapter 3: Poverty and the Changing FamilyChapter 4: Chronic PovertyChapter 5: Activation and PovertyChapter 6: How Exceptional Is QuebecConclusion: Towards the Provincialization of the Social Union?　Works CitedNotes

Axel van den Berg is a professor in the Department of Sociology at McGill University.Charles Plante is a PhD candidate in the Department of Sociology at McGill University.Hicham Raïq is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Sociology at McGill University.Christine Proulx is a research professional at the Fédération québécoise des professeures et professeurs d'université (FQPPU).Samuel Faustmann is a data administrator at Real Food for Real Kids in Toronto.

"This book is worth reading to understand different poverty levels in Canada, and how Quebec has achieved the lowest level of poverty. It remains open for educators, students, researchers, and policymakers to decide the extent to which Quebec’s policies may be applied to other regions."- Jaewon Lee, Michigan State University (Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, vol 46 no 1)

• List of FiguresList of TablesAcknowledgementsIntroduction: Quebec’s Exceptionalism in ContextChapter 1: Social and Employment Policies at the Provincial Level: A Survey of Four ProvincesChapter 2: Poverty: Measures and TrendsChapter 3: Poverty and the Changing FamilyChapter 4: Chronic PovertyChapter 5: Activation and PovertyChapter 6: How Exceptional Is QuebecConclusion: Towards the Provincialization of the Social Union?　Works CitedNotes

Axel van den Berg is a professor in the Department of Sociology at McGill University.Charles Plante is a PhD candidate in the Department of Sociology at McGill University.Hicham Raïq is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Sociology at McGill University.Christine Proulx is a research professional at the Fédération québécoise des professeures et professeurs d'université (FQPPU).Samuel Faustmann is a data administrator at Real Food for Real Kids in Toronto.

"This book is worth reading to understand different poverty levels in Canada, and how Quebec has achieved the lowest level of poverty. It remains open for educators, students, researchers, and policymakers to decide the extent to which Quebec’s policies may be applied to other regions."- Jaewon Lee, Michigan State University (Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, vol 46 no 1)

• List of FiguresList of TablesAcknowledgementsIntroduction: Quebec’s Exceptionalism in ContextChapter 1: Social and Employment Policies at the Provincial Level: A Survey of Four ProvincesChapter 2: Poverty: Measures and TrendsChapter 3: Poverty and the Changing FamilyChapter 4: Chronic PovertyChapter 5: Activation and PovertyChapter 6: How Exceptional Is QuebecConclusion: Towards the Provincialization of the Social Union?　Works CitedNotes