Global developments in basic income have reinvigorated political debates on the necessity of progressing to universal basic income implementation. The book positions the disability dimension and disability pensions in relation to basic income to explore strategies for strengthening universal provisions.
Jennifer Mays is Senior Lecturer at the Queensland University of Technology, Australia. She is recognized as an international expert on basic income and has a long history in researching, writing and advocating on basic income. She co-published the edited text Basic Income in Australia and New Zealand (2016).
Innehållsförteckning
1. Introduction: Basic Income, Fit for Australia and the Fairness Test.- 2. Basic Income in Australia and Disability Conceptions.- 3. Basic Income, Disability Dimension and the Fairness Test.- 4. Reconfiguring Social Security Arrangements and Strengthening Public Services.- 5. Financing a Basic Income: Explorations of International Models for Application in Australia.- 6. Disability Pensions and the Legacy of Targeting and Classification.- 7. Future Vision: Building a Sustainable Basic Income and Society.