Sid Frankel
Biographic Data
| ID | 5802555 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sid Frankel |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sid |
| FAMILY NAME | Frankel |
| SIGNATURE | FRANKEL S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Manitoba |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1959 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
‘Not enough to be a game changer’
The Government of Canada recently passed the Canada Disability Benefit Act, introducing a benefit that has the potential to impact the financial security of disabled people in Canada. Many disabled Canadians live in deep and relentless poverty, thus hearing that policy changes were underway to remedy this structural problem was warmly welcomed by the disability community. In keeping with the Act, the federal government initiated a consultation pr…
Flirting with a basic income in Canada
Canada responded to the COVID‐19 pandemic with a series of supports, including direct payments to workers displaced by public health measures. While not a true basic income, the experience highlighted a number of issues including challenges with implementation and intergovernmental relations that affected public opinion and must be dealt with by basic income advocates. The operation of the Canadian social‐liberal welfare state informed pandemic p…
Next Steps on the Road to Basic Income in Canada
Canada has had recurring debates about guaranteed or basic income over several decades. This article outlines reasons for implementing basic income in the Canadian context—reducing poverty and inequality, addressing precarious employment, and building an ecologically sustainable economy. Recently there has been a strong renewal of interest in basic income in Canada. Expressions of interest have come from the Liberal federal government elected in …
Explaining Declining Social Assistance Participation Rates
This paper extends analyses of the declining social assistance participation rate in Canada since the mid-1990s using rich Manitoba administrative data for the period since 1999. We examine trends in Manitoba to mid-2008, separately analyze the entry and continuation rates, and include for the first time information about the growing number of adults with a disability on social assistance. Our results show that the declining participation rate is…
Les Relations Avec Les Employes Dans Le Service Public
Flirting with a basic income in Canada
Canada responded to the COVID‐19 pandemic with a series of supports, including direct payments to workers displaced by public health measures. While not a true basic income, the experience highlighted a number of issues including challenges with implementation and intergovernmental relations that affected public opinion and must be dealt with by basic income advocates. The operation of the Canadian social‐liberal welfare state informed pandemic p…
Explaining Declining Social Assistance Participation Rates
This paper extends analyses of the declining social assistance participation rate in Canada since the mid-1990s using rich Manitoba administrative data for the period since 1999. We examine trends in Manitoba to mid-2008, separately analyze the entry and continuation rates, and include for the first time information about the growing number of adults with a disability on social assistance. Our results show that the declining participation rate is…
Les Relations Avec Les Employes Dans Le Service Public
Explaining Declining Social Assistance Participation Rates
This paper extends analyses of the declining social assistance participation rate in Canada since the mid-1990s using rich Manitoba administrative data for the period since 1999. We examine trends in Manitoba to mid-2008, separately analyze the entry and continuation rates, and include for the first time information about the growing number of adults with a disability on social assistance. Our results show that the declining participation rate is…
Next Steps on the Road to Basic Income in Canada
Canada has had recurring debates about guaranteed or basic income over several decades. This article outlines reasons for implementing basic income in the Canadian context—reducing poverty and inequality, addressing precarious employment, and building an ecologically sustainable economy. Recently there has been a strong renewal of interest in basic income in Canada. Expressions of interest have come from the Liberal federal government elected in …
Flirting with a basic income in Canada
Canada responded to the COVID‐19 pandemic with a series of supports, including direct payments to workers displaced by public health measures. While not a true basic income, the experience highlighted a number of issues including challenges with implementation and intergovernmental relations that affected public opinion and must be dealt with by basic income advocates. The operation of the Canadian social‐liberal welfare state informed pandemic p…
‘Not enough to be a game changer’
The Government of Canada recently passed the Canada Disability Benefit Act, introducing a benefit that has the potential to impact the financial security of disabled people in Canada. Many disabled Canadians live in deep and relentless poverty, thus hearing that policy changes were underway to remedy this structural problem was warmly welcomed by the disability community. In keeping with the Act, the federal government initiated a consultation pr…
Social Policy and Reform Studies (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Welfare (3 works) · Basic income (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Income Support (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works)