Basic income : a radical proposal for a free society and a sane economy / Philippe van Parijs and Yannick Vanderborght.

By:

Parijs, Philippe van, 1951-

Contributor(s):

Vanderborght, Yannick

Language: English Publication details: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2019.Description: 384 pages ; illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:

9780674237469
0674237463

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

362.5/82

LOC classification:

HB 846 P231b 2019

Contents:

Prologue The instrument of freedom Basic income and its cousins Prehistory : public assistance and social insurance History : from Utopian dream to worldwide movement Ethically justifiable? : free riding versus fair shares Economically sustainable? : funding, experiments, and transitions Politically achievable? : civil society, parties, and the back door Viable in the global era? : multi-level basic income Epilogue

Summary: "Providing a basic income to everyone, rich or poor, active or inactive, was advocated by Paine, Mill, and Galbraith but the idea was never taken seriously. Today, with the welfare state creaking, it is one of the world's most widely debated proposals. Philippe Van Parijs and Yannick Vanderborght present a comprehensive defense of this radical idea"-- Provided by publisher

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-372) and index.

Prologue
The instrument of freedom
Basic income and its cousins
Prehistory : public assistance and social insurance
History : from Utopian dream to worldwide movement
Ethically justifiable? : free riding versus fair shares
Economically sustainable? : funding, experiments, and transitions
Politically achievable? : civil society, parties, and the back door
Viable in the global era? : multi-level basic income
Epilogue

"Providing a basic income to everyone, rich or poor, active or inactive, was advocated by Paine, Mill, and Galbraith but the idea was never taken seriously. Today, with the welfare state creaking, it is one of the world's most widely debated proposals. Philippe Van Parijs and Yannick Vanderborght present a comprehensive defense of this radical idea"-- Provided by publisher

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