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PublisherBristol University Press
ISBN-101447343905
ISBN-139781447343905
eBay Product ID (ePID)239702279
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Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameIt's Basic Income : the Global Debate
Publication Year2018
SubjectPoverty & Homelessness, Public Policy / Social Policy, Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare, Economics / General, Personal Finance / General
TypeTextbook
AuthorOtto Lehto
Subject AreaPolitical Science, Social Science, Business & Economics
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight10.7 Oz
Item Length8.7 in
Item Width8.3 in
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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Reviews"Every so often, an idea bubbles up which becomes impossible to ignore. Downes and Lansley could not be more timely in curating this urgent conversation" Tom Clark, Editor, Prospect Magazine
Table Of ContentIntroduction ~ Amy Downes and Stewart Lansley; Part I: The case for; As artificial intelligence and robotics advance, a basic income may be the only viable solution ~ Martin Ford; Could a universal basic income become the basis for working better in a fast-changing world? ~ Eduardo Rodriguez; An economic shock absorber ~ Chris Oestereich; Questioning the natural order ~ Brian Eno; To keep music alive ~ Toby Deller; Feminist Reflections on basic income ~ Ursula Barry; Women, motherhood and care ~ Vanessa Olorenshaw; My own private basic income ~ Karl Widerquist; Coming off the fence on UBI ~ Ruth Lister; Part II: Towards tomorrow's society; A new politics ~ Anthony Painter, Royal Society of Arts; UBI for the post-industrial age ~ Roope Mokka and Katariina Rantanen, Demos Helsinki; A down payment on a new, cooperative economy ~ Avi Lewis and Katie McKenna, Leap Manifesto; Basic income: a solution to which challenge ~ Brenton Caffin, Nesta, UK; What we talk about when we talk about work ~ Olivia Hanks, Norwich Radical; It's time to stop tinkering ~ Jonathan Bartley and Caroline Lucas, UK Green Party; How I learnt to stop worrying and love basic income ~ Jonathan Reynolds MP, Labour; Trust trumps control ~ Uffe Elbæk, Alternativet, Denmark; Part III: Dissenting voices; Why basic income can never be a progressive solution ~ Francine Mestrum; A powerful tax engine pulling a tiny cart ~ Ian Gough; A Basic Income and the Democratisation of Social Policy ~ Peter Beresford OBE; Why a basic income is not good enough ~ Ed Whitfield; Unconditional basic income is a dead end ~ Anke Hassel; Part IV: Approaches to implementation; Basic income and social democracy ~ Philippe van Parijs; History and the contemporary UK debate ~ Malcolm Torry, Citizen's Income Trust; Basic income and the democratisation of development in Europe ~ Louise Haagh; The Indian experience: The debt trap ~ Sarath Davala; The Indian experience: The impact on women and girls ~ Soumya Kapoor; A Scottish pilot ~ Annie Miller; The libertarian case for UBI ~ Matt Zwolinski; For us all: redesigning social security for the 2020s ~ Andrew Harrop; Making UBI work: the incremental approach ~ Stewart Lansley and Howard Reed; Part V: Year of the trials; An earthquake in Finland ~ Otto Lehto; Growing a movement: the Canadian context ~ Roderick Benns and Jenna van Draanen; The post social democratic pathway for the 21st Century; The Dutch example ~ Alexander de Roo; The California Experiment ~ Elizabeth Rhodes, Y Combinator, USA; 'Eight':The Ugandan pilot ~ Steven Janssens, Belgium; The Kenyan experiment ~ Give Directly; Brazil: a basic income experiment as a citizen-to-citizen project ~ Bruna Augusto and Marcus Brancaglione; Part VI: The way forward; Building momentum ~ Amy Downes and Stewart Lansley.
SynopsisIs a Universal Basic Income the answer to an increasingly precarious job landscape? Could it bring greater financial freedom for women, tackle the issue of unpaid but essential work, cut poverty and promote greater choice? Or is it a dead-end utopian ideal that distracts from more practical and cost-effective solutions? Contributors from musician Brian Eno, think tank Demos Helsinki, innovators such as California's Y Combinator Research and prominent academics such as Peter Beresford OBE offer a variety of perspectives from across the globe on the politics and feasibility of basic income. Sharing research and insights from a variety of nations - including India, Finland, Uganda, Brazil and Canada - the collection provides a comprehensive guide to the impact this innovative idea could have on work, welfare and inequality in the 21st century., It's Basic Income brings together experts, well known figures and key thinkers from across theworld to explore the concept of a Universal Basic Income. Including casestudies from Finland, Canada, Uganda and Brazil, this engaging book provides anindispensable guide to an innovative policy idea, and contributes to widerconversations about the future of work and the role of welfare in the 21stCentury., One of the most talked-about concepts in social welfare of the past few years is basic income, an idea that has rapidly moved from the fringes to the mainstream of political discussion. This book gathers a number of insightful articles on the idea of a basic income and related issues, bringing in international contributors from a variety of economic and social approaches. It offers assessments of trials that have been conducted, obstacles to implementation, and possible avenues for political and economic action. It's intended to be of use to both policy makers and engaged citizens, with a goal of making basic income both more widely understood and more likely to be adopted as a policy around the globe. Is a Universal Basic Income the answer to an increasingly precarious job landscape? Could it bring greater financial freedom for women, tackle the issue of unpaid but essential work, cut poverty and promote greater choice? Or is it a dead-end utopian ideal that distracts from more practical and cost-effective solutions? Contributors including musician Brian Eno, prominent academic Peter Beresford OBE, and think tanks such as Demos Helsinki and Y Combinator Research each offer a variety of perspectives from across the globe on the politics and feasibility of basic income. Sharing research and insights from a variety of nations-including India, Finland, Uganda, Brazil, and Canada-It's Basic Income provides a comprehensive guide to the impact this innovative idea could have on work, welfare and inequality in the 21st century.
LC Classification NumberHC79.I5
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