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Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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NEW! The Case for Basic IncomeFreedom, Security, Justice |
Inequality is up. Decent work is down. Free market fundamentalism has been exposed as a tragic failure. In a job market upended by COVID-19—with Canadians caught in the grip of precarious … | Dr. Danielle Martin; Elaine Power; Jamie Swift | 264 | 2021 | View |
From NEW! Introduction |
In the book’s introduction, the authors suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic revealed the failure of free-market fundamentalism. They believe that livable basic income would enhance freedom … | Dr. Danielle Martin; Elaine Power; Jamie Swift | 13 | 2021 | $1.30 Add |
From NEW! A Good Idea Goes Viral |
This chapter highlights the disparate impacts of COVID-19 on low-wage "essential" workers, racialized populations, and women; the pandemic revealed that many Canadians suffer from … | Dr. Danielle Martin; Elaine Power; Jamie Swift | 30 | 2021 | $3.00 Add |
From NEW! A Brief History of Basic Income in Canada |
In this chapter, various basic income schemes in Canada are detailed, from William Aberhart’s Social Credit Party to the famous "Mincome" project in Dauphin, Manitoba. The chapter … | Dr. Danielle Martin; Elaine Power; Jamie Swift | 35 | 2021 | $3.50 Add |
From NEW! Basic Income Comes to Ontario – But Briefly |
This chapter covers the short-lived basic income project in Ontario, from it’s inception to its cancellation by the newly-elected Ford government. | Dr. Danielle Martin; Elaine Power; Jamie Swift | 23 | 2021 | $2.30 Add |
From NEW! LindsayThe Saturation Site |
In this chapter, Swift and Power outline the Basic Income pilot project that took place in Lindsay, Ontario, and the various groups of ativists who made the project possible. | Dr. Danielle Martin; Elaine Power; Jamie Swift | 27 | 2021 | $2.70 Add |
From NEW! Hamilton IIINew Choices |
This chapter profiles another resident of Hamilton who participated in the basic income pilot. Unlike other participants, James Collura was not disabled, not on social assistance, and did not … | Dr. Danielle Martin; Elaine Power; Jamie Swift | 29 | 2021 | $2.90 Add |
From NEW! A Provocation to Freedom |
In the concluding chapter, the authors reconsider what counts as work, with an emphasis on the importance of care work. | Dr. Danielle Martin; Elaine Power; Jamie Swift | 7 | 2021 | $0.70 Add |
From NEW! A User’s Guide toThe Case for Basic Income |
A glossary of important individuals and concepts | Dr. Danielle Martin; Elaine Power; Jamie Swift | 7 | 2021 | $0.70 Add |