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Ireland: The Prospects for Basic Income Reform

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Basic Income Worldwide

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In 1977 Ireland’s National Economic and Social Council (NESC) published a report on how personal income tax and welfare transfers might be integrated (Dowling, 1977). The report studied three options, one of which was basic income. The fact that a study of this nature was produced by NESC is significant; NESC is Ireland’s major “think tank.” Appointed by the government, it draws together social partners (i.e., employers, trade unions, farming organizations, community and voluntary sector and environmental organizations), government officials and independent nominees chosen by the government to review and make proposals to the government on economic and social policy. NESC’s analysis of basic income had little impact, however, as the report’s recommendations on tax reform became the major focus of policy in the following years.

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  1. Seán Healy
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Philosophy Department, Providence College, USA

    Matthew C. Murray (Special Lecturer) (Special Lecturer)

  2. Political Theory Research Unit, Politics Department, Cardiff University, UK

    Matthew C. Murray (Special Lecturer) (Special Lecturer)

  3. UCLA, UK

    Carole Pateman (Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Honorary Professor) (Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Honorary Professor)

  4. Cardiff University, UK

    Carole Pateman (Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Honorary Professor) (Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Honorary Professor)

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Healy, S., Reynolds, B. (2012). Ireland: The Prospects for Basic Income Reform. In: Murray, M.C., Pateman, C. (eds) Basic Income Worldwide. International Political Economy Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137265227_8

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