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Basic Income and a Just Society: Policy Choices for Canada’s Social Safety Net

In theory, a basic income is an alluring concept. But Basic Income and a Just Society: Policy Choices for Canada’s Social Safety Net, a new book published by the IRPP, argues that fixing the shortcomings in Canada’s social safety net can best be achieved with a suite of policy tools. The book offers one of the most comprehensive evaluations of a basic income ever undertaken and uses that as the basis for an in-depth analysis of the need for social policy reform across Canada. While embracing the spirit and passion of basic income proponents, the authors conclude that the best solution lies in reforming existing programs and provide a roadmap on how to get there.

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Contents

Introduction

Acknowledgements

Introduction and Overview

David A. Green, J. Rhys Kesselman, Daniel Perrin, Gillian Petit and Lindsay M. Tedds

PART 1: INCLUSIVE JUSTICE FRAMEWORK

Chapter 2. Efficiency, Justice and the Standard Approach to Policy Analysis

Anna Cameron, David A. Green, J. Rhys Kesselman, Daniel Perrin, Gillian Petit and Lindsay M. Tedds

Chapter 3. Inclusive Justice as a Framework for Policy Analysis

Anna Cameron, David A. Green, J. Rhys Kesselman, Daniel Perrin, Gillian Petit and Lindsay M. Tedds

Chapter 4. Structural Context and Implementation Challenges

David A. Green, J. Rhys Kesselman, Daniel Perrin, Gillian Petit and Lindsay M. Tedds

PART 2: WHAT IS A BASIC INCOME?

Chapter 5. Defining a Basic Income

David A. Green, J. Rhys Kesselman, Daniel Perrin, Gillian Petit and Lindsay M. Tedds

Chapter 6. Basic Income Proposals in Canada

David A. Green, J. Rhys Kesselman, Daniel Perrin, Gillian Petit and Lindsay M. Tedds

Chapter 7. Are Basic Income Experiments Still Worthwhile?

Wayne Simpson

PART 3: THE PHILOSOPHICAL AND PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS OF A BASIC INCOME

Chapter 8. Philosophical Considerations: The Kind of Society We Want

Anna Cameron, David A. Green, J. Rhys Kesselman, Daniel Perrin, Gillian Petit and Lindsay M. Tedds

Chapter 9. Poverty Reduction and Fiscal Cost Trade-Offs

David A. Green, J. Rhys Kesselman, Daniel Perrin, Gillian Petit and Lindsay M. Tedds

Chapter 10. Funding Options and the Welfare Wall

David A. Green, J. Rhys Kesselman, Daniel Perrin, Gillian Petit and Lindsay M. Tedds

Chapter 11. Is a Basic Income Simple?

David A. Green, J. Rhys Kesselman, Daniel Perrin, Gillian Petit and Lindsay M. Tedds

Chapter 12. Can a Basic Income Replace Income Assistance and Employment Insurance?

David A. Green, J. Rhys Kesselman, Daniel Perrin, Gillian Petit and Lindsay M. Tedds

PART 4: ASSESSING CLAIMS IN FAVOUR OF A BASIC INCOME

Chapter 13. Is a Basic Income the Best Solution to Poverty?

Anna Cameron, David A. Green, J. Rhys Kesselman, Daniel Perrin, Gillian Petit and Lindsay M. Tedds

Chapter 14. Effects of a Basic Income on Paid and Unpaid Work

David A. Green, J. Rhys Kesselman, Daniel Perrin, Gillian Petit and Lindsay M. Tedds

Chapter 15. The End-of-Work Rationale for a Basic Income

David A. Green, J. Rhys Kesselman, Daniel Perrin, Gillian Petit and Lindsay M. Tedds

Chapter 16. Cash Transfers and Child Outcomes

Lauren Jones and Mark Stabile

Chapter 17. More than a Basic Income: The Role of Training and Employment Support Programs

Sergei Filiasov and Arthur Sweetman

Chapter 18. Can a Basic Income Improve Health Outcomes and Reduce Health Care Spending?

David A. Green, J. Rhys Kesselman, Daniel Perrin, Gillian Petit and Lindsay M. Tedds

Chapter 19. How Would a Basic Income Affect Entrepreneurship?

John Lester

Chapter 20. Economic Recovery and Long-Run Growth

David A. Green, J. Rhys Kesselman, Daniel Perrin, Gillian Petit and Lindsay M. Tedds

Chapter 21. Public Support for a Basic Income

David A. Green, J. Rhys Kesselman, Daniel Perrin, Gillian Petit and Lindsay M. Tedds

PART 5: TOWARD A JUST AND INCLUSIVE SOCIETY

Chapter 22. Our Assessment of a Basic Income

David A. Green, J. Rhys Kesselman, Daniel Perrin, Gillian Petit and Lindsay M. Tedds

Chapter 23. If Not a Basic Income, Then What?

David A. Green, J. Rhys Kesselman, Daniel Perrin, Gillian Petit and Lindsay M. Tedds