Income Inequality

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Financial Dimensions

Financial Dimensions

Origins and State Responses

From: Bankrupticies & Bailouts

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Forward and On Basic Income by George Elliot Clark
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Forward and On Basic Income by George Elliot Clark

From: The Case for Basic Income

In the forward, Dr. Martin links basic income to human health, and notes this link is more obvious than ever because of the COVID-19 pandemic. ; 8 $0.80 Add
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From Deregulation to Crisis

From Deregulation to Crisis

From: Bankrupticies & Bailouts

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Getting from Here to There

Getting from Here to There

From: Basic Income For Canadians

This chapter looks at the next steps for making basic income a reality in Canada. 17 $1.70 Add
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Hamilton I
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Hamilton I

The Freedom to Live with Some Dignity

From: The Case for Basic Income

This chapters explores Ontario’s basic income project in Hamilton, focusing on how basic income can improve public health. ; ; 25 $2.50 Add
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Hamilton II
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Hamilton II

Thinking Further Down the Road

From: The Case for Basic Income

In this chapter, the authors focus on Jodi Dean, a single mother in Hamilton who was a basic income recipient. ; ; 29 $2.90 Add
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Hamilton III
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Hamilton III

New Choices

From: The Case for Basic Income

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 … ; ; 29 $2.90 Add
Hollow Work, Hollow Society?

Hollow Work, Hollow Society?

Globalization and the Casual Labour Problem in Canada

More and more people in Canada and other Western countries are now working at part-time, short-term and other casual jobs. People are now asking: What happened to full-time employment? Why is … 112 View
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How Basic Income Affects Different People

How Basic Income Affects Different People

From: Basic Income For Canadians

This chapter explores the impact of basic income on different populations including indigenous people, racialized people, and people with disabilities. 19 $1.90 Add
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Ian Bremmer in Conversation with Rudyard Griffiths

Ian Bremmer in Conversation with Rudyard Griffiths

June 3, 2020

From: The World After Covid

Ian Bremmer and Rudyard Griffiths discuss Covid-19 and Black American experiences, future international impacts of the pandemic, technology and authoritarianism, economic futures, globalization, … 11 $1.10 Add
If You're In My Way, I'm Walking

If You’re In My Way, I’m Walking

The Assault on Working People Since 1970

“If you’re in my way I’m walking.” This arrogant statement by former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien on the occasion of his physical altercation with a protester in … 160 View
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Inequality at the Top

Inequality at the Top

From: The Age of Increasing Inequality

The income share of Canada’s top earners has risen sharply since the 1980s, as balanced growth has been replaced by accelerated income growth for the top 1%, and relative income stagnancy … 30 $3.00 Add
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Inequality at the top
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Inequality at the top

From: The Scandalous Rise of Inequality in Canada

In this chapter, the author examines the implications of strong income growth at the very top of the income distribution scale in Canada. 34 $3.40 Add
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Inequality from the Bottom Up

Inequality from the Bottom Up

From: The Age of Increasing Inequality

As average incomes increase in a society, many cheap goods become unavailable and the cost of living for poor people rises. Although different poverty line methodologies produce somewhat … 23 $2.30 Add
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Inequality of Wealth

Inequality of Wealth

From: The Age of Increasing Inequality

The inequality of wealth in Canada is far greater than the inequality of incomes — Canada’s top 40 families own more than the bottom 40% (6,186,000 households) do. For middle class … 23 $2.30 Add
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Inequality of wealth
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Inequality of wealth

From: The Scandalous Rise of Inequality in Canada

In this chapter, the author presents data on inequalities of wealth before the Covid-19 pandemic and outlines how the inequality of wealth and economic power increased in Canada throughout the … 30 $3.00 Add