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The case for a guaranteed basic income pilot in Greater Manchester

By Anthony Rafferty and Alex Macdougall Filed Under: All posts, Growth and Inclusion, Inclusive Growth, UK economy Posted: July 27, 2022

While the COVID-19 pandemic and current cost of living crisis has exacerbated social inequalities and economic insecurity, it has also opened a window of opportunity to explore new forms of policy innovation to build back a fairer and more economically secure society. In this blog and in a new report for the Work and Equalities […]

Tagged With: AMBS, economy, Greater Manchester, inclusive growth, inequalities, Levelling Up, local government, poverty, productivity, WEI, welfare, wellbeing

Job value and job status during the COVID-19 pandemic: Recognising migrants as ‘critical’ but neglected workers

Stefania MarinoMiguel Martínez Lucio By Stefania Marino, Miguel Martínez Lucio and Anthony Rafferty Filed Under: All posts, Brexit, Ethnicity, Health and Social Care Posted: January 6, 2021

During the current pandemic, governments have devoted much debate and effort to the maintenance of critical sectors of the economy – namely those that need to remain active to guarantee basic economic and social functioning, at least in the short to medium term. Many of these sectors are heavily dependent on workers typically seen as […]

Tagged With: AMBS, COVID-19, employment, immigration, labour market, Pandemic, productivity, social work, WEI

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