Should we favour a Job Guarantee over a Universal Basic Income as a means of achieving a more socially just society?

Should we favour a Job Guarantee over a Universal Basic Income as a means of achieving a more socially just society?

Catherine Armstrong [1] , The University of York, 2023 Introduction

The Universal Basic Income (UBI) guarantees every adult an income. The Job Guarantee (JG) provides employment to everyone willing and able to work. I argue that while both policies claim significant benefits, the JG is better able to ensure a wide distribution of opportunities for the realisation of important non-financial goods. On this basis, we should favour the JG as a means of achieving a more socially just society. Although a comprehensive argument for either policy must account for economic costs, this is beyond the scope of […]

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