📗 Libro en inglés BASIC INCOME

Basic Income is an idea whose time has come and Guy Standing has pioneered our understanding of it Standing s analysis is vital Paul Mason Guy Standing has been at the forefront of the movement for nearly 4 decades and in this superb and thorough survey he explains how it works and why it has the potential to revitalise life and democracy in our societies This is an essential book Brian EnoShouldn 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