Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Process and Product: The Origins, Objectives, and Scope of the Book / Jim Harding -- 2. The Continuing Struggle for Universal Day Care / Judith Martin -- 3. The Work Environment Board and the Limits of Social Democracy / Robert Sass -- 4. The Welfare State as a Therapeutic State: The Saskatchewan Prescription Drug Plan, 1974-82 / Jim Harding -- 5. The Shift to Joint Ventures in Social Services: Personal Social Service Spending in Saskatchewan, 1971-81 / Graham Riches and George Maslany -- 6. Income Inequality, 1971-82: The Saskatchewan Case / Gordon Ternowetsky -- 7. Legal Aid in Saskatchewan: Rhetoric and Reality, 1974-82 / Jennie Abell -- 8. Public and Private Policing: The Accountability Debate / Ron Schriml -- 9. Economic Growth and Social Spending in Saskatchewan 1971-82: Some Missing Questions / Graham Riches and Jim Harding -- 10. The Two Faces of Public Ownership: From the Regina Manifesto to Uranium Mining / Bill Harding -- 11. Social Democracy and Underdevelopment: The Case of Northern Saskatchewan / Ken Collier -- 12. The Burdens and Benefits of Growth: Mineral Resource Revenues and Heritage Fund Allocations under the Saskatchewan NDP, 1971-82 / Jim Harding -- 13. Social Policy and Social Justice: Tendencies and Contradictions under the Saskatchewan Social Democrats, 1971-82 / Jim Harding and Bonnie Jeffery -- 14. Putting Social Policy Analysis in Its Political Context / Jim Harding -- 15. Historical Synopsis: NDP Party and Government Policy, 1971-82 / Mary Gianoli.