Basic income -- what, why, and how? : aspects of the global basic income debate

Basic income -- what, why, and how? : aspects of the global basic income debate / Malcolm Torry.

The global Basic Income debate is now widespread, diverse, and relatively well resourced by academic and more popular literature: but that does not mean that there is universal agreement about every topic of discussion. In fact, there is still a quite heated debate about some of the most basic quest...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Torry, Malcolm, 1955- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2022]
Series:Exploring the basic income guarantee.
Subjects:
Basic income.
Basic income
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • Part I Introduction
  • Basic Income: What, Why, and How?
  • Part II What is a Basic Income?
  • Defining Basic Income
  • 'Unconditional' and 'universal': Definitions and Applications
  • Basic Income and Basic Income Schemes: Definitions and Details
  • Part III Why Does Basic Income Matter?
  • Basic Income the Preserver and Transformation of Capitalism
  • An Essential Dimension of the Social Minimum
  • Part IV How Might a Basic Income Happen?
  • Only for children?
  • A basic income is feasible: but what do we mean by 'feasible'?
  • Objections and responses
  • Testing different routes to a basic income scheme
  • Minimum income standards in the basic income debate
  • Eurodividend: the idea and the details
  • Do we need basic income experiments?
  • Part V What, Why and How in the United Kingdom
  • Factors influencing political decisions about social security benefits in the UK
  • Research and education in the UK Basic Income debate
  • Microsimulation: a personal journey.

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