Basic Income Worldwide

Author : Ugo Gentilini,Margaret Grosh,Jamele Rigolini,Ruslan Yemtsov
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781464815119

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Exploring Universal Basic Income by Ugo Gentilini,Margaret Grosh,Jamele Rigolini,Ruslan Yemtsov Pdf

Universal basic income (UBI) is emerging as one of the most hotly debated issues in development and social protection policy. But what are the features of UBI? What is it meant to achieve? How do we know, and what don’t we know, about its performance? What does it take to implement it in practice? Drawing from global evidence, literature, and survey data, this volume provides a framework to elucidate issues and trade-offs in UBI with a view to help inform choices around its appropriateness and feasibility in different contexts. Specifically, the book examines how UBI differs from or complements other social assistance programs in terms of objectives, coverage, incidence, adequacy, incentives, effects on poverty and inequality, financing, political economy, and implementation. It also reviews past and current country experiences, surveys the full range of existing policy proposals, provides original results from micro†“tax benefit simulations, and sets out a range of considerations around the analytics and practice of UBI.

Author : R. Caputo
Publisher : Springer
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012-08-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137045300

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Basic Income Guarantee and Politics by R. Caputo Pdf

This exciting and timely collection brings together international and national scholars and advocates to provide historical overviews of efforts to pass basic income guarantee legislation in their respective countries and/or across regions of the globe.

Author : Matthew Murray,Carole Pateman
Publisher : Springer
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012-07-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137265227

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Basic Income Worldwide by Matthew Murray,Carole Pateman Pdf

In the midst of growing criticism of current economic orthodoxies and welfare systems, basic income is growing in popularity. This is the first book to discuss existing at examples of basic income, in both rich and poor countries, and to consider its prospects in other places around the world.

Author : Marek Hrubec,Martin Brabec,Markéta Minářová
Publisher : Epocha
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-01
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9788027811564

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Basic Income in the World by Marek Hrubec,Martin Brabec,Markéta Minářová Pdf

This book offers an introduction to the important idea and practice of unconditional basic income, which is becoming a topic increasingly discussed not only among researchers but also among citizens and the politicians who represent them. The topic is also increasingly making its way into the mass media. Unconditional basic income is a financial sum that is provided to all citizens (or otherwise legally defined residents) by the state (or a city, a county etc.) at regular intervals (usually monthly) without any conditions being attached, i.e. regardless of whether the citizen has other income from wages or other sources, regardless of age, sex and gender, marital status or other characteristics. The provision of a basic income enables citizens' basic needs to be met and their creative potential to be unlocked for their other activities which could then significantly raise their standard of living. This book discusses basic income by presenting the main arguments and experiments with basic income in Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia. Basic income offers the possibility of a major social and civilizational change for all.

Author : Peter Sloman,Daniel Zamora Vargas,Pedro Ramos Pinto
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2022-12-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 3030757080

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Universal Basic Income in Historical Perspective by Peter Sloman,Daniel Zamora Vargas,Pedro Ramos Pinto Pdf

This new edited collection brings together historians and social scientists to engage with the global history of Universal Basic Income (UBI) and offer historically-rich perspectives on contemporary debates about the future of work. In particular, the book goes beyond a genealogy of a seemingly utopian idea to explore how the meaning and reception of basic income proposals has changed over time. The study of UBI provides a prism through which we can understand how different intellectual traditions, political agents, and policy problems have opened up space for new thinking about work and welfare at critical moments. Contributions range broadly across time and space, from Milton Friedman and the debate over guaranteed income in the post-war United States to the emergence of the European basic income movement in the 1980s and the politics of cash transfers in contemporary South Africa. Taken together, these chapters address comparative questions: why do proposals for a guaranteed minimum income emerge at some times and recede into the background in others? What kinds of problems is basic income designed to solve, and how have policy proposals been shaped by changing attitudes to gender roles and the boundaries of social citizenship? What role have transnational networks played in carrying UBI proposals between the global north and the global south, and how does the politics of basic income vary between these contexts? In short, the book builds on a growing body of scholarship on UBI and lays the groundwork for a much richer understanding of the history of this radical proposal. Chapter 3 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Author : Downes, Amy,Lansley, Stewart
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781447343929

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It's Basic Income by Downes, Amy,Lansley, Stewart Pdf

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 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.

Author : Malcolm Torry
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 652 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031410017

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The Palgrave International Handbook of Basic Income by Malcolm Torry Pdf

Author : Philippe Van Parijs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1999715152

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Basic Income and the Left by Philippe Van Parijs Pdf

The Unconditional Basic Income (UBI) is one of the most hotly debated ideas of recent years on the left - and, indeed, right. The potential threat to millions of current jobs posed by robotization and artificial intelligence combined with the rise of inequality has contributed to making it a core element of the continuing post-crisis discussions on what it means to be on the left, or a social democrat, today and in the future. Is an unconditional basic income without means-test or work-test compatible with social justice and individual self-worth? Does it open up the space for an end to demeaning labour and a resurgence of voluntary work and cultural life? Is it affordable? This collection of short but compelling essays, all previously published in Social Europe, allows both proponents and opponents to make their case and is designed to extend this vital discussion to a wider audience. We are proud to have spearheaded the debate on an issue that is of vital and enduring importance for Europe and beyond.

Author : Philippe Van Parijs
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780674978096

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Basic Income by Philippe Van Parijs Pdf

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.

Author : Amy Downes,Stewart Lansley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : POLITICAL SCIENCE
ISBN : 144734393X

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It's Basic Income by Amy Downes,Stewart Lansley Pdf

Author : Peter Sloman,Daniel Zamora Vargas,Pedro Ramos Pinto
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030757069

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Universal Basic Income in Historical Perspective by Peter Sloman,Daniel Zamora Vargas,Pedro Ramos Pinto Pdf

This new edited collection brings together historians and social scientists to engage with the global history of Universal Basic Income (UBI) and offer historically-rich perspectives on contemporary debates about the future of work. In particular, the book goes beyond a genealogy of a seemingly utopian idea to explore how the meaning and reception of basic income proposals has changed over time. The study of UBI provides a prism through which we can understand how different intellectual traditions, political agents, and policy problems have opened up space for new thinking about work and welfare at critical moments. Contributions range broadly across time and space, from Milton Friedman and the debate over guaranteed income in the post-war United States to the emergence of the European basic income movement in the 1980s and the politics of cash transfers in contemporary South Africa. Taken together, these chapters address comparative questions: why do proposals for a guaranteed minimum income emerge at some times and recede into the background in others? What kinds of problems is basic income designed to solve, and how have policy proposals been shaped by changing attitudes to gender roles and the boundaries of social citizenship? What role have transnational networks played in carrying UBI proposals between the global north and the global south, and how does the politics of basic income vary between these contexts? In short, the book builds on a growing body of scholarship on UBI and lays the groundwork for a much richer understanding of the history of this radical proposal. Chapter 3 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Author : Guy Standing
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780141985497

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Basic Income by Guy Standing Pdf

'Basic Income is an idea whose time has come, and Guy Standing has pioneered our understanding of it...as we move into an age where work and leisure become blurred, and work dissociated from incomes, Standing's analysis is vital' Paul Mason Shouldn't everyone receive a stake in society's wealth? Could we create a fairer world by granting a guaranteed income to all? What would this mean for our health, wealth and happiness? Basic Income is a regular cash transfer from the state, received by all individual citizens. It is an acknowledgement that everyone plays a part in generating the wealth currently enjoyed only by a few. Political parties across the world are now adopting it as official policy and the idea generates headlines every day. Guy Standing has been at the forefront of thought about Basic Income for the past thirty years, and in this book he covers in authoritative detail its effects on the economy, poverty, work and labour; dissects and disproves the standard arguments against Basic Income; explains what we can learn from pilots across the world and illustrates exactly why a Basic Income has now become such an urgent necessity.

Author : Richard K. Caputo,Larry Liu
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030439040

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Political Activism and Basic Income Guarantee by Richard K. Caputo,Larry Liu Pdf

This edited volume brings together international and national scholars and major activists leading or spearheading basic income guarantee political initiatives in their respective countries. Contributing authors address specific issues about major efforts to influence public policy regarding basic income guarantee, such as: who were the main advocates and thought leaders involved in support of such legislative initiatives; what were the main organizational and framing strategies and tactics used to influence public opinion and elected officials to support the idea of and policies related to basic income guarantee; what were the major obstacles they faced; and what practical and theoretical lessons might be learned from past and contemporary actions to affect social policy change regarding basic income guarantee and related measures to guide the efforts of activists and public intellectuals in the 2020 and 2024 election cycles.

Author : Guy Standing
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780755600649

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Battling Eight Giants by Guy Standing Pdf

Today in one the richest countries in the world, 60% of households in poverty have people in jobs, inequality is the highest it has been for 100 years, climate change threatens our extinction and automation means millions are forced into a life of precarity. The solution? Basic Income. Here, Guy Standing, the leading expert on the concept, explains how to solve the new eight evils of modern life, and all for almost zero net cost. There is a better future, one that makes certain all citizens can share in the wealth of the modern economy. Far from being a new idea, Standing shows how the roots of basic income go back to the Charter of the Forest, one of two foundational documents of the state – the other, sealed on the same day, being the Magna Carta. All citizens have a right to the wealth created by capitalism, and all – left or right, rich or poor – can benefit from a dynamic and ecologically grounded economy created by the guarantee of subsistence to all.

Author : Lei Delsen
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030300449

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Empirical Research on an Unconditional Basic Income in Europe by Lei Delsen Pdf

The unconditional basic income (UBI) has attracted renewed attention in academia, as well as in public discussions in recent years, and much has been written on the possible consequences of a UBI. However, this is the first book focusing on the UBI in Europe that offers empirical research findings. It includes a survey on preferences for a UBI in the EU; an assessment of the political feasibility of a UBI in the EU; field studies in the Netherlands and Scotland; and the findings of laboratory experiments. Presenting contributions from Dutch and international researchers, this book provides scientific answers to the question of whether a UBI is desirable and feasible in Europe.