Basic Income: A Radical Proposal for a Free Society and a Sane Economy

Basic Income: A Radical Proposal for a Free Society and a Sane Economy

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"Powerful as well as highly engaging — a brilliant book."
— Amartya Sen
A Times Higher Education Book of the WeekIt may sound crazy to pay people whether or not they’re working or even looking for work. But the idea of providing an unconditional basic income to everyone, rich or poor, active or inactive, has long been advocated by such major thinkers as Thomas Paine, John Stuart Mill, and John Kenneth Galbraith. Now, with the traditional welfare state creaking under pressure, it has become one of the most widely debated social policy proposals in the world. Basic Income presents […]

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