Money for everyone : why we need a citizen's income /
This much-needed book analyses the social, economic and labour market advantages of a Citizen's Income in the UK. It also contains international comparisons and links with broader issues around the meaning of poverty and inequality, making a valuable contribution to the debate around benefits.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Bristol :
Policy Press,
2013.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT CONNECT CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- Imagine ...
- How did we get to where we are now?
- Why do some reform proposals succeed, and some fail?
- How might we implement a citizen's income?
- Has it ever happened?
- Criteria for a benefits system: coherence and administrative simplicity
- Criteria for a benefits system: the family, then, now and in the future
- Criteria for a benefits system: incentives, efficiency and dignity
- Criteria for benefits system: the labour market, then, now and in the future
- Would people work?
- Would a citizen's income be an answer to poverty, inequality and injustice?
- Who should receive a citizen's income?
- Is a citizen's income politically feasible?
- Can we afford a citizen's income?
- Alternatives to a citizen's income
- What can a citizen's income not cope with?
- A brief summary.
