Basic Income in Australia and New Zealand [electronic resource] : Perspectives from the Neoliberal Frontier /
Mays, J.editor.
Marston, G.editor.
Tomlinson, J.editor.
Basic income is an innovative, powerful egalitarian response to widening global inequalities and poverty experiences in society, one that runs counter to the neoliberal transformations of modern welfare states, social security, and labor market programs. This book is the first collective volume of its kind to ask whether a basic income offers a viable solution to the income support systems in Australia and New Zealand. Though often neglected in discussions of basic income, both countries are advanced liberal democracies dominated by neoliberal transformations of the welfare state, and therefore have great potential to advance debates on the topic. The contributors' essays and case studies explore the historical basis on which a basic income program might stand in these two countries, the ideological nuances and complexities of implementing such a policy, and ideas for future development that might allow the program to be put into practice regionally and applied internationally.
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
Basic income is an innovative, powerful egalitarian response to widening global inequalities and poverty experiences in society, one that runs counter to the neoliberal transformations of modern welfare states, social security, and labor market programs. This book is the first collective volume of its kind to ask whether a basic income offers a viable solution to the income support systems in Australia and New Zealand. Though often neglected in discussions of basic income, both countries are advanced liberal democracies dominated by neoliberal transformations of the welfare state, and therefore have great potential to advance debates on the topic. The contributors' essays and case studies explore the historical basis on which a basic income program might stand in these two countries, the ideological nuances and complexities of implementing such a policy, and ideas for future development that might allow the program to be put into practice regionally and applied internationally.
Machine generated contents note: -- Preface; Guy Standing1. Neoliberal Frontiers and Economic Insecurity: Is Basic Income a Solution?; Jenni Mays, Greg Marston, John Tomlinson -- PART I: REIMAGINING EQUITY AND EGALITARIANISM -- 2. Basic Income as Public Equity: The New Zealand Case; Keith Rankin -- 3. Australian Basic Income: Efficiency and Equity; John Tomlinson -- 4. 'Running on Empty': Australia's Neoliberal Social Security System, 1988-2015; Rob Watts -- PART II: ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF BASIC INCOME -- 5. Can Older Citizens Lead the Way to a Universal Basic Income?; Susan St John -- 6. Consumption Smoothing with Basic Income: The Role of Administrative Loans; Richard Deniss, Tom Swan -- 7. Paying for a Basic Income; Charles Sampford -- PART III: BASIC INCOME'S POTENTIAL FOR PUBLIC POLICY SYNERGY -- 8. Greening the Australian Welfare State: Can Basic Income Play a Role?; Greg Marston -- 9. Basic Income for Remote Indigenous Australia: Prospects for a Livelihoods Approach in Neoliberal Times; Jon Altman -- 10. Disability, Citizenship, and Basic Income: Forging a New Alliance for a Non-Disabling Society; Jennifer Mays.
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