{"product_id":"9781552779453","title":"XEnding Poverty: A Basic Income for All Canadians","description":"As Canada's social safety net continues to be eroded and the gap between rich and poor in our society continues to grow, it becomes increasingly urgent to confront the problems of poverty in fresh and creative ways. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePolitical scientist Fran ois Blais offers a bold new proposal to assist the poorest and most disadvantaged in our society: a guaranteed basic income, or allowance, to be paid to every Canadian citizen. Elaborating on ideas endorsed by two Nobel laureates, Blais outlines how a program might be implemented that would replace the present profusion of social assistance programs with a single, universal benefit. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStimulating and original, \u003ci\u003eEnding Poverty\u003c\/i\u003e offers an important contribution to the ongoing debate over social justice in this country.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally published in French as \u003ci\u003eUn revenu garanti pour tous.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eTranslated by Jennifer Hutchison.","brand":"James Lorimer \u0026 Company Ltd., Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47148813517040,"sku":"9781552779453","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781552779453_p0.jpg?v=1763751797","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781552779453","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}