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OUT TODAY: It’s basic income – The global debate edited by Amy Downes and Stewart Lansley

ISBN: 978-1447343905

RRP: £14.99 – or get a 35% discount as a Policy Press newsletter subscriber

 

"A vital contribution and guide to the growing global debate about an idea that could promote social equity, enhance dignity and boost wellbeing for all citizens." Archbishop Desmond Tutu

 

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?

 

With over 40 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.

 

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Read the introduction to It’s basic income FREE here.

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