Money for everyone : why we need a citizen's income / Malcolm Torry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Torry, Malcolm.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Basic income.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiv, 300 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Policy Press, 2013.

Summary:

This much-needed book analyses the social, economic and labour market advantages of a Citizen's Income in the UK. It also contains international comparisons and links with broader issues around the meaning of poverty and inequality, making a valuable contribution to the debate around benefits.

Contents:

3. Why do some reform proposals succeed, and some fail?Proposals that failed; A Citizen's Pension?; Could a Citizen's Income happen?; Conclusion; 4. How might we implement a Citizen's Income?; 1. Universal benefits for different demographic groups; 2. A small Citizen's Income for everyone; Implementation in practice; Anatomy of a debate; National, regional, or global?; Conclusion; 5. Has it ever happened?; Alaska ; Iran; Namibia; India ; Social transfers in Latin America and elsewhere; Conclusion; 6. Criteria for a benefits system: coherence and administrative simplicity

Criteria for a benefits systemComparing the current system with a Citizen's Income; Errors, fraud, and criminalisation; Conclusion; 7. Criteria for a benefits system: the family, then, now, and in the future; The changing family; The changing role of women; Conclusion; 8. Criteria for a benefits system: incentives, efficiency, and dignity; Incentives; Efficiency; Dignity; 9. Criteria for a benefits system: the labour market, then, now, and in the future; The changing workplace; The labour market, the family, and tax and benefits policy; Conclusion

Conclusions relating to the last four chapters10. Would people work?; Conclusion; 11. Would a Citizen's Income be an answer to poverty, inequality, and injustice?; Would a Citizen's Income be an answer to poverty?; Would a Citizen's Income be an answer to inequality?; Should we redistribute income?; Would a Citizen's Income be an answer to injustice?; Do we want to reduce inequality?; Redistributing the ability to raise one's net income; Multiple redistributions; Implementation of new redistributive policies; 12. Who should receive a Citizen's Income?

The history of the citizenship debate in the UKToday's layered citizenship; Who would get a UK Citizen's Income?; The effects of a Citizen's Income on citizenship; A variety of citizenships; 13. Is a Citizen's Income politically feasible?; The New Right; Socialism ; One nation conservatism; Liberalism; Social democracy; New Labour ('the Third Way', 'the new social democracy', and possibly 'compassionate conservatism'); Green perspectives; Tentative conclusions; Policy directions of our time; Political feasibility; Conclusion; 14. Can we afford a Citizen's Income?

How large should a Citizen's Income be?

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 01 Feb 2022).

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9781447311782

1447311787

9781447311287

1447311280

9781447311263

1447311264

OCLC:

851154963