It's Basic Income brings together experts, well known figures and key thinkers from across the world to explore the concept of a Universal Basic Income. Including case studies from Finland, Canada, Uganda and Brazil, this engaging book provides an indispensable guide to an innovative policy idea, and contributes to wider conversations about the future of work and the role of welfare in the 21st Century.
Contributions by:
Elizabeth Rhodes,
Otto Lehto,
Soumya Kapoor,
Anke Hassel,
Edward Whitfield
Imprint: Policy Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 138mm,
ISBN: 9781447343905
ISBN 10: 1447343905
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 14 March 2018
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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General/trade
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Undergraduate
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ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction ~ Amy Downes and Stewart Lansley; Part I: The case for; As artificial intelligence and robotics advance, a basic income may be the only viable solution ~ Martin Ford; Could a universal basic income become the basis for working better in a fast-changing world? ~ Eduardo Rodriguez; An economic shock absorber ~ Chris Oestereich; Questioning the natural order ~ Brian Eno; To keep music alive ~ Toby Deller; Feminist Reflections on basic income ~ Ursula Barry; Women, motherhood and care ~ Vanessa Olorenshaw; My own private basic income ~ Karl Widerquist; Coming off the fence on UBI ~ Ruth Lister; Part II: Towards tomorrow’s society; A new politics ~ Anthony Painter, Royal Society of Arts; UBI for the post-industrial age ~ Roope Mokka and Katariina Rantanen, Demos Helsinki; A down payment on a new, cooperative economy ~ Avi Lewis and Katie McKenna, Leap Manifesto; Basic income: a solution to which challenge ~ Brenton Caffin, Nesta, UK; What we talk about when we talk about work ~ Olivia Hanks, Norwich Radical; It’s time to stop tinkering ~ Jonathan Bartley and Caroline Lucas, UK Green Party; How I learnt to stop worrying and love basic income ~ Jonathan Reynolds MP, Labour; Trust trumps control ~ Uffe Elbæk, Alternativet, Denmark; Part III: Dissenting voices; Why basic income can never be a progressive solution ~ Francine Mestrum; A powerful tax engine pulling a tiny cart ~ Ian Gough; A Basic Income and the Democratisation of Social Policy ~ Peter Beresford OBE; Why a basic income is not good enough ~ Ed Whitfield; Unconditional basic income is a dead end ~ Anke Hassel; Part IV: Approaches to implementation; Basic income and social democracy ~ Philippe van Parijs; History and the contemporary UK debate ~ Malcolm Torry, Citizen’s Income Trust; Basic income and the democratisation of development in Europe ~ Louise Haagh; The Indian experience: The debt trap ~ Sarath Davala; The Indian experience: The impact on women and girls ~ Soumya Kapoor; A Scottish pilot ~ Annie Miller; The libertarian case for UBI ~ Matt Zwolinski; For us all: redesigning social security for the 2020s ~ Andrew Harrop; Making UBI work: the incremental approach ~ Stewart Lansley and Howard Reed; Part V: Year of the trials; An earthquake in Finland ~ Otto Lehto; Growing a movement: the Canadian context ~ Roderick Benns and Jenna van Draanen; The post social democratic pathway for the 21st Century; The Dutch example ~ Alexander de Roo; The California Experiment ~ Elizabeth Rhodes, Y Combinator, USA; ‘Eight’:The Ugandan pilot ~ Steven Janssens, Belgium; The Kenyan experiment ~ Give Directly; Brazil: a basic income experiment as a citizen-to-citizen project ~ Bruna Augusto and Marcus Brancaglione; Part VI: The way forward; Building momentum ~ Amy Downes and Stewart Lansley.
Stewart Lansley is a visiting fellow at The Townsend Centre for International Poverty Research, University of Bristol. He has written widely on poverty, wealth and inequality for academic journals, weeklies and newspapers. He is the co-author of Breadline Britain, The Rise of Mass Poverty (with Joanna Mack ) and the author of The Cost of Inequality. He has held a variety of academic and journalistic positions and was an executive producer in the current affairs department of the BBC from 1998-2008.
Reviews for It's Basic Income: The Global Debate
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 Every so often, an idea bubbles up which becomes impossible to ignore. Downes and Lansley could not be more timely in curating this urgent conversation Tom Clark, Editor, Propsect Magazine A superb forensic analysis of universal basic income schemes leaving no stone unturned. Malcolm Dean, former Guardian social policy editor This wide ranging and fascinating collection of essays makes an important contribution to the growing global debate about universal basic income as a key policy instrument to address 21st century challenges. Matthew Taylor, RSA An excellent overview of the basic income debate, recommended reading for anyone who wants to delve deeper into one of the most exciting ideas of our time. Rutger Bregman, author of Utopia for Realists An inclusive assessment that marries keen enthusiasm for UBI with fair-minded acknowledgement of its practical and political difficulties. This book will swiftly become the go-to source for all things UBI. David Walker, co author of Unjust Rewards, contributing editor Guardian Public It's fantastic to have such a rich, multi-faceted book on the global basic income discussion. All the more welcome for not shying away from some of its harshest critics. Barb Jacobson, Basic Income UK Dispels the gloom and sets out the foundations for a better future: read it, get behind it and make it happen! Richard Wilkinson, author of The Spirit Level
