The background report was an amalgamation of ideas and research by the by the Council's Social Planning Council Project Committee. The report itself was put together by Project Committee chairman Dr. John Gandy, Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto; the author of the report and Project director Marvyn Novick, Senior Program Director; and Project Associates Anella Parker and Susan Kee.

Policy report from the the Council's Social Planning Council Suburban. The report itself was put together by Project Committee chairmen Dr. John Gandy, Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto (1977-1980) and Frank O'Donnell, Executive Member of the Council (September 1980-); the author of the report and Project director Marvyn Novick, Senior Program Director; and Project Associates Susan Kee and Roxina Saari.

Publication of papers presented at Urban Seminar Six in Toronto on November 29, 30, and December 1, 1978. The seminar was organized by the Social Planning Council of Metropolitan Toronto, the Labour Council of Metropolitan Toronto, the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto, and the Family Service Association of Metropolitan Toronto. Marvyn Novick was the seminar co-ordinator and the publication editor. He also presented a paper at the seminar "Is Social Spending Productive".