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Basic income for creative justice: Weathering inequity in the creative industries during COVID-19

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: The idea of a basic income has produced both staunch advocates and detractors in economic policy debates. This article explores the potential for a basic income to produce more just outcomes for workers in cultural sectors by focusing on a case study of music industries in Melbourne, Australia. We draw on data from a 2020 study of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated public health response on the Melbourne music industries to explore how music industry workers experienced loss of income as individualised harms and uncertainties about their roles within the music industry. We argue that Mark Banks’ concept of ‘creative justice’ offers a means of evaluating the utility and limitations of a basic income for achieving more equitable outcomes in music industries.

Source: Journal of Sociology

DOI: 10.1177/14407833241280304

Authors: Fabian Cannizzo, Catherine Strong, Sam Whiting

Institutions: Monash University, RMIT University, University of South Australia

Language: English

Topic: Cultural Industries and Urban Development

Subfield: Urban Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Decent work and economic growth, No poverty, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,450