Basic income and a public job offer
Complementary policies to reduce poverty and unemployment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12937754 |
|---|---|
| Authors | FELIX FITZROY (0000-0001-7515-5902, University of St Andrews, corresponding author), Jim Y Jin (0000-0003-0306-3640, University of St Andrews) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 191-206 |
| Publication date | 2018-03-18 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Poverty and Social Justice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1759-8273 • E-ISSN: 1759-8281 |
| Publisher | Policy Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1332/175982718x15200701225179 |
| OpenAlex | W2778687439 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
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 selfemployed 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
Basic income · Economic growth · Economics · Government (linguistics · Labour economics · Minimum wage · Poverty · Public economics · Public policy · Underemployment · Unemployment · Wage · Welfare · Work (physics · Economic Theory and Policy · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality
| Citations per year | 0.6 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2022 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |