Basic income : a radical proposal for a free society and a sane economy /

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 Vanderborgh...

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Authors / Creators: Parijs, Philippe van, 1951- (Author), Vanderborght, Yannick (Author)
Other Authors / Creators:Vanderborght, Yannick, author.
Format: eBook Electronic
Language:English
Imprint: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2017.
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Online Access:Click here for full text at JSTOR
Table of Contents:
  • 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.