Financing basic income : addressing the cost objection /
This Palgrave Pivot argues that basic income at a decent level is, in fact, affordable. The contributors approach the topic from the perspectives of three different countries--Canada, Switzerland, and Australia--to overcome objections that a universal program to keep all citizens above the poverty l...
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| Language: | English |
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Cham, Switzerland :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2017
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| Series: | Exploring the basic income guarantee
Palgrave pivot |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction : financing approaches to basic income / Richard Pereira
- part 1. Foundations for a basic income guarantee. The cost of universal basic income : public savings and programme redundancy exceed cost / Richard Pereira
- part 2. Cost feasibility of basic income in Europe. Financing basic income in Switzerland, and an overview of the 2016 referendum debates / Albert Jörimann
- part 3. Building up BIG. Total economic rents of Australia as a source for basic income / Gary Flomenhoft
- Conclusion / Richard Pereira
- Appendix 1
- Appendix 2
- Introduction : financing approaches to basic income / Richard Pereira
- part 1. Foundations for a basic income guarantee. The cost of universal basic income : public savings and programme redundancy exceed cost / Richard Pereira
- part 2. Cost feasibility of basic income in Europe. Financing basic income in Switzerland, and an overview of the 2016 referendum debates / Albert Jörimann
- part 3. Building up BIG. Total economic rents of Australia as a source for basic income / Gary Flomenhoft
- Conclusion / Richard Pereira
- Appendix 1
- Appendix 2