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Think tank for Action on Social Change
AbbreviationTASC
Formation2001
TypePublic policy think tank
Headquarters101 Baggot St. Lower, Dublin 2, Ireland
WebsiteOfficial website

TASC ("Think-tank for Action on Social Change") is a think-tank based in Dublin, Ireland.[1]

Activities and events

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Speakers at the 2018 FEPS-TASC conference 'Redistribution in an Austere World'

The organisation's outputs include an annual "Inequality Report";[2] research on tax, pay and working conditions in Ireland;[3][4][5][6] development of best practices for deliberative democracy forums,[citation needed] and a "Toolkit for Open Government".[7]

TASC hosts a number of events, including an annual conference which is held in association with the Brussels think tank, the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS).[1] Former speakers at TASC events have included the social epidemiologist Richard Wilkinson,[8] and economists Ann Pettifor and Thomas Piketty.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Latest News & Events". tasc.ie. 18 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Cherishing All Equally 2017 Economic Inequality in Ireland" (PDF). tasc.ie. 2017.
  3. ^ "Ireland vulnerable due to over-reliance on corporate tax – TASC". irishtimes.com. 28 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Living wage: 'Ireland is an outlier in terms of its high levels of low pay'". thejournal.ie. Journal Media Ltd. 14 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Living With Uncertainty - The Social Implications of Precarious Work" (PDF). tasc.ie. 2018.
  6. ^ "Precarious employment has a negative impact on mental health". irishexaminer.com. 19 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Open Government Toolkit | Home Page". tasc.ie. 29 July 2014.
  8. ^ "Inequality breeds anxious, boastful depressives, conference hears". irishtimes.com. 22 June 2018.
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