Is basic income within reach? : building the case amidst progress and poverty / Wayne Simpson.

This book examines the evolution of basic income policy and research in advanced economies and is divided into two parts. The first section considers the development of basic income as a social policy initiative in advanced (OECD) nations from the 1960s to today. It reviews what the negative income...

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Main Author: Simpson, Wayne (Wayne D.) (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, [2021]
Series:Exploring the basic income guarantee.
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • Chapter 2. Emergence of the Basic Income Concept as a Negative Income Tax (the 60s)
  • Chapter 3. The Age of Negative Income Tax Experimentation (the 70s)
  • Chapter 4. Basic Income Beyond the Negative Income Tax (the 80s and 90s)
  • Chapter 5. Basic Income in the 21st Century (the 00s and 10s)
  • Chapter 6. Emergence of the Negative Income Tax in Canada (the 60s and 70s)
  • Chapter 7. Development of a "Basic Income" in Canada (the 80s and 90s)
  • Chapter 8. Basic Income in Canada in the 21st Century (the 00s and 10s)
  • Chapter 9. Conclusion: Is Canada in the Forefront for the First Basic Income?