La plupart des gens connaissent bien les raisons pour lesquelles ils doivent être reconnaissants à leur mère. On espère se souvenir de lui être redevable tout au long de l’année pour toutes les connaissances, l’amour et les soins apportés et ce, d’autant plus le jour de la fête des Mères. Cependant, des études montrent qu’enContinue reading “Les jeunes face aux défis du travail : le rôle des mères”
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A response to “Citizen’s Income: Rights and Wrongs”
Work please but poverty, no thanks: how can we avoid the rise in the working poor?
As the British rock group The Smiths famously sang in 1984, “I was looking for a job and then I found a job, heaven knows I’m miserable now”. The rise of the working poor calls into question the adage that work is the best way out of poverty. With radical changes on the labour market,Continue reading “Work please but poverty, no thanks: how can we avoid the rise in the working poor?”
The voice of youth at the ballot box: lost or unheard?
The rise of nationalism across the European Union and in the United States has led to much discussion about the impact on global trade, the future of trading blocks and the changing nature of politics. One common factor among these developments has been that young people’s voice appears to have been largely ignored. France appearsContinue reading “The voice of youth at the ballot box: lost or unheard?”
Universal basic income: is it really what today’s youth need?
Around the world experiments in universal basic income are taking place. The question of affordability has dominated much of the debate but the focus on young people, as proposed by French presidential candidate Benoit Hamon, is important to examine. It is not so easy being young The International Labour Office estimates that the unemployment rateContinue reading “Universal basic income: is it really what today’s youth need?”
Money for nothing: has the time come for universal basic income?
“Money for nothing” is not just a 1985 song by Dire Straits but also, it seems, a new wave of policies supporting the government providing an income for citizens, regardless of their economic activity. Benoît Hamon, the surprise winner of the first round of the socialist primaries in France, is the latest high-profile supporter ofContinue reading “Money for nothing: has the time come for universal basic income?”
Genevieve Shanahan 