Abstract
Unconditional basic income, or a public-sector job guarantee, are usually discussed as alternative policies, though the first does not provide the benefits of an earned income and a good job to the ‘precariat’ and under-employed, while the second fails to assist unpaid home carers and self-employed people. Furthermore, a job guarantee alone cannot support those who are unable or unwilling to work. We argue here that the only cost-effective policy for comprehensive welfare is a combination of modest basic income with a job offer by local authorities at less than the minimum wage.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 191-206 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Journal of Poverty and Social Justice |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Early online date | 17 Mar 2018 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jun 2018 |
Keywords
- Job guarantee
- Unconditional basic income
Access to Document
- FitzRoy-2018-Basic-Income-JPSJ-AAM
© 2018, Policy Press. This work has been made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the author created, accepted version manuscript following peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at https://doi.org/10.1332/175982718X15200701225179