Basic Income : A Guide for the Open-Minded.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (389 pages)
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Basic Income - Its Meaning and Historical Origins -- Chapter 2 Basic Income as Social Justice -- Chapter 3 Basic Income and Freedom -- Chapter 4 Reducing Pover ty, Inequality and Insecurity -- Chapter 5 The Economic Arguments -- Chapter 6 The Standard Objections -- Chapter 7 The Af fordability Issue -- Chapter 8 The Implications for Work and Labour -- Chapter 9 The Alter natives -- Chapter 10 Basic Income and Development -- Chapter 11 Basic Income Initiatives and Pilots -- Chapter 12 The Political Challenge - How to Get There from Here -- Appendix: How to Run a Basic Income Pilot -- List of Bien-Affiliated Organizations -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- Indexes.
Shouldn't everyone receive a stake in society's wealth? Could we create a fairer World by guaranteeing income to all? What would this mean for our health, wealth, and happiness?.