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Basic income for Canadians : the key to a healthier, happier, more secure life for all  Cover Image Book Book

Basic income for Canadians : the key to a healthier, happier, more secure life for all / Evelyn L. Forget.

Summary:

"Canadian social programs were designed for a world in which most people graduated from high school, then found a permanent job with benefits that, barring unforeseen accidents, they would hold until they retired with a pension - all under the benevolent eye of their workplace union. In the last forty years, however, the labour market has fundamentally changed. Good, full-time jobs have been replaced by part-time or temporary work that pays lower wages, offers fewer benefits and rarely comes with union support. Economic insecurity is now a feature of the lives for large numbers of people. Even advanced degrees do not guarantee young workers stable, well-paying jobs. This new situation has given new life to an old idea - basic income. This book explores this idea from a Canadian perspective. Basic income was tested in Manitoba in the 1970s. This and other experiments with basic income have shown that it improves family and community health and well-being, leads to a healthier attachment to the labour market, improves financial resilience and encourages education and training. Author Evelyn L. Forget discusses how Canada would set a basic income, what it would accomplish, how it could be implemented, whether Canadians can afford it and how it would fit into the overall social policy landscape."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781459413504 (paperback)
  • Physical Description: 213 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: Toronto : James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers, [2018]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject: Guaranteed annual income > Canada.
Income distribution > Canada.
Income maintenance programs > Canada.
Poverty > Canada.
Economic security > Canada.
Social security > Canada.
Canada > Social policy.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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  • 1 current hold with 1 total copy.
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