Basic income : a history / Malcolm Torry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Torry, Malcolm, 1955- author.

Contributor:

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Basic income.

Basic income--History.

Guaranteed annual wage--History.

Guaranteed annual wage.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (334 pages)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, England ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2021]

Summary:

Presenting a truly comprehensive history of Basic Income, Malcolm Torry explores the evolution of the concept of a regular unconditional income for every individual, as well as examining other types of income as they relate to its history. Examining the beginnings of the modern debate at the end of the eighteenth century right up to the current global discussion, this book draws on a vast array of original historical sources and serves as both an in-depth study of, and introduction to, Basic Income and its history.

Contents:

Front Matter

Copyright

Contents

Figures

Preface

Acknowledgements

A note on A Modern Guide to Citizen's Basic Income

Abbreviations

1. A history of Basic Income

2. Who thought of Basic Income first?

3. Basic Income during the nineteenth century

4. Basic Income in the United Kingdom during the early twentieth century

5. Basic Income during the mid-twentieth century in the United Kingdom

6. Basic Income and diversity in Canada and the USA

7. Basic Income, research and feasibility in Great Britain and Ireland

8. Multiple approaches to Basic Income in continental Europe

9. A worldwide Basic Income debate

10. A global Basic Income debate

11. Conclusions: where now for Basic Income?

Bibliography

Index of names

Index of subjects.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-83910-241-1