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Lone mothers, workfare and precarious employment: Time for a Canadian Basic Income?

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The growth of precarious employment poses significant challenges to current social assistance income support policies yet it remains largely neglected in policy‐making arenas. Drawing upon qualitative data from a study in Ontario, Canada, this paper examines the particular implications of these challenges for lone mothers, who figure prominently both in non‐standard employment and as targets for workfare policies. In the context of changing labour markets, the article considers the potential strengths and limitations of Basic Income approaches to achieving economic security for lone mothers.

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  • Patricia M. Evans, 2009. "Lone mothers, workfare and precarious employment: Time for a Canadian Basic Income?," International Social Security Review, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 62(1), pages 45-63, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:intssr:v:62:y:2009:i:1:p:45-63
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-246X.2008.01321.x
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    1. Jiaqi Yang & Geetha Mohan & Supriya Pipil & Kensuke Fukushi, 2021. "Review on basic income (BI): its theories and empirical cases," Journal of Social and Economic Development, Springer;Institute for Social and Economic Change, vol. 23(2), pages 203-239, December.
    2. Cameron, Anna & Tedds, Lindsay M., 2020. "Gender-based analyisis plus (GBA+) and Intersectionality: Overview, an enhanced framework, and B.C. Case Study," MPRA Paper 105936, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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