Basic Income and a Just Society: Policy Choices for Canada's Social Safety Net (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780886453794)

As governments struggle to adapt half-century-old income and social support programs to new needs and realities, some are calling for the introduction of a basic income guarantee for working-age Canadians. But is a basic income really the best policy response to poverty, precarious work, and unemployment? Is it the best way to build a just and inclusive society? Basic Income and a Just Society provides a comprehensive evaluation of basic income and its application as a primary social policy tool. Drawing on extensive research and analysis produced for the British Columbia Expert Panel on Basic Income, combined with pan-Canadian data and current evidence, leading scholars examine the various claims made for and against a basic income. They assess its potential to reduce poverty and improve social outcomes, as well as the costs associated with implementing such a program in Canada and how it would interact with existing social programs. In examining the key arguments advanced by proponents of a basic income, contributors take a hard look at Canada's social safety net and its strengths and weaknesses, proposing a different path forward - one that entails a full paradigm shift in social policy and rests on providing the bases of self- and social respect to all Canadians.

Author: David A. Green
ISBN-10: 0886453798
ISBN-13: 9780886453794
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2023
Pages: 492
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.80lbs
Size: 8.98h x 5.98w x 1.10d