An unconditional basic income is necessary but insufficient to transition towards just food futures

Autor: Elaine Power, Aric McBay
Jazyk: English<br />French
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Canadian Food Studies, Vol 9, Iss 2, Pp 31-37 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2292-3071
DOI: 10.15353/cfs-rcea.v9i2.533
Popis: In food systems scholarship, the case for basic income to reduce food insecurity is well-established. Less well-appreciated is the potential for basic income to support young farmers, improve rural vitality, promote gender equality and racial justice in agriculture, and assist farmers in building resilience in the face of climate chaos and other overlapping crises. In and of itself, basic income cannot transform the food system. However, by guaranteeing an income floor and thus freedom from necessity, it could be a potent tool in radical, democratic struggles against systems of oppression and towards justice—in the food system and beyond.
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