Author: Royal Commission on the Economic Union and Development Prospects for CanadaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Income Distribution and Economic Security in Canada
Author: Royal Commission on the Economic Union and Development Prospects for CanadaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Income Distribution and Economic Security in Canada
Author: François VaillancourtPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Economic security
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
"The essays examine income distribution in Canada, the influence on it of factors such as sex, age and education, and the effect of various government programs, including current transfer programs, on the welfare of Canadians. Contributors also address key policy issues in these areas."--
Income Distribution and Economic Security in Canada
Author: Economic Inequality in Canada
Author: Lars OsbergDimensions of Inequality in Canada
Author: David A. GreenPublisher: UBC Press
ISBN: 0774840579
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
Is Canada becoming a more polarized society? Or is it a kind-hearted nation that takes care of its disadvantaged? This volume closely examines these differing views through a careful analysis of the causes, trends, and dimensions of inequality to provide an overall assessment of the state of inequality in Canada. Contributors include economists, sociologists, philosophers, and political scientists, and the discussion ranges from frameworks for thinking about inequality, to original analyses using Canadian data, to assessments of significant policy issues, methodologies, and research directions. What emerges is the most detailed picture of inequality in Canada to date and, disturbingly, one that shows signs of us becoming a less just society. An invaluable source of information for policy makers, researchers, and students from a broad variety of disciplines, Dimensions of Inequality in Canada will also appeal to readers interested or involved in public debates over inequality.
The Economic Well-Being of Canadians: Is there a Growing Gap?
Author: Christopher A. SarloPublisher: The Fraser Institute
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
To the extent that consumption is a fair reflection of real economic well-being, the standard of living of the top 10% is about 3.85 times that of the bottom 10%, on an adult-equivalent basis. [...] Second, the paper will examine the issue of data reliability in the context of the measurement of inequality. [...] The April 1999 report of the Auditor General of Canada pointed out that the underground economy, which it defines as any "legal transactions in goods and services that are 'hidden', resulting in the evasion of taxes," (Canada, Office of the Auditor General, 1999: 2-7) amounted to about 4.5% of GDP. [...] While all of this literature suggests that there are good reasons for concern about the reliability of the income data that researchers use to study inequality, regrettably there does not appear to be a study which compares the size of the underground economy or of unreported income over the past several decades using the same methodology. [...] Unfortunately, there is little mention of the problem of unreported income in any of the studies dealing with the measurement of income inequality in Canada cited above.
Economic Security and Intergenerational Justice
Author: Theodore R. MarmorPublisher: The Urban Insitute
ISBN: 9780877666202
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
An Index of Economic Well-being for Canada
Author: Lars OsbergPublisher: [Hull, Quebec] : Human Resources Development Canada, Applied Research Branch
ISBN: 9780662278825
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 91
Book Description
Basic Income for Canadians
Author: Evelyn L. ForgetPublisher: James Lorimer & Company
ISBN: 1459415698
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Before the COVID‐19 pandemic, the idea of providing a basic income to everyone in Canada who needs it was already gaining broad support. Then, in response to a crisis that threatened to put millions out of work, the federal government implemented new measures which constituted Canada's largest ever experiment with a basic income for almost everyone. In this new and revised edition, Evelyn L. Forget offers a clear‐eyed look at how these emergency measures could be transformed into a program that ensures an adequate basic income for every Canadian. Forget details what we can learn from earlier basic income experiments in Canada and internationally. She weighs the options, investigates whether Canadians can afford a permanent basic income program and describes how it could best be implemented across the country. This accessible book offers everything a reader needs to decide if a basic income program is the right follow-up to the short-term government response to COVID‐19.
Income Inequality
Author: David Alan GreenPublisher: Art of the State
ISBN: 9780886453299
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Rising income inequality has been at the forefront of public debate in Canada in recent years, yet there is still much to be learned about the economic forces driving the distribution of earnings and income in this country and how they might evolve in coming years. With research showing that the tax-and-transfer system is less effective than in the past in counteracting growing income disparities, the need for policy-makers to understand the factors at play is all the more urgent. The Institute for Research on Public Policy, in collaboration with the Canadian Labour Market and Skills Researcher Network, has gathered some of the country’s leading experts to provide new evidence on the causes and effects of rising income inequality in Canada and to consider the role of policy. Their research and analysis constitutes a comprehensive review of Canadian inequality trends in recent decades, including changing earnings and income dynamics among middle--class and top earners, wage and job polarization across provinces, and persistent poverty among vulnerable groups. The authors also examine the changing role of education and unionization, as well as the complex interplay of redistributive policies and politics, in order to propose new directions for policy. Amid growing anxieties about the economic prospects of the middle class, Income Inequality: The Canadian Story will inform the public discourse on this issue of central concern for all Canadians."--Publisher's website.