| ID | 112084 |
| Title Proper | Ethical deficit of the United Kingdom's proposed universal credit |
| Other Title Information | pimping the precariat? |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Dean, Hartley |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Universal Credit is a proposed means-tested cash benefit scheme in the UK that will serve, inter alia, to top-up the wages of low-paid workers. This article will argue first, that the moral justification for the scheme that is offered by the UK government is specious; second that the reconfiguration of existing wage top-ups may be counterproductive and will in any event do little, if anything, to promote the work ethic; third, that the new scheme will not relieve but add to the injustices borne by the 'precariat' (the workers engaged in low-paid precarious employment); finally, that far from having a justifiable moral purpose, Universal Credit is ethically flawed. |
| `In' analytical Note | Political Quarterly Vol. 83, No.2; Apr-Jun 2012: p.353-359 |
| Journal Source | Political Quarterly Vol. 83, No.2; Apr-Jun 2012: p.353-359 |
| Key Words | Universal Credit ; Wage Top - Ups ; Labour Market ; Precariat ; Decent Work ; Ethics |