A sharing economy : how social wealth funds could tackle inequality and balance the books / Stewart Lansley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lansley, Stewart, author.

Series:

Policy Press shorts. Insights.

Policy Press shorts. Insights

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Investment of public funds--Great Britain.

Investment of public funds.

Public investments--Great Britain.

Public investments.

Sovereign wealth funds.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 150 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Policy Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Social wealth funds could be a powerful tool in tackling a number of the weaknesses of Britain's social and economic model, especially its high level of inequality, low level of social investment and imbalanced public finances. The potential of such funds has been greatly under-debated in the UK amongst political thinkers, academics or social policy practitioners. Drawing on the evidence from overseas and the historical roots of the idea, the book will discuss how such funds could be introduced and financed in the UK, their likely impact, the elements of a model scheme for the UK drawing on the experience of other schemes, and whether it is possible to build a cross-political consensus for such funds.

Contents:

A SHARING ECONOMY; Contents ; About the author; Acknowledgements; Preface ; 1. 'All-out assault': inequality and corporate capitalism; 2. Too big to fail: the dominance of private capital; Bypassing the poor; 'Capitalism's apologists'; 3. Fair shares: social wealth funds and the sharing of national wealth; Held in common; Social wealth funds and the sharing of economic gain; 4. The international experience: what can we learn?; Sovereign wealth funds; The Alaskan social dividend; The Swedish wage-earner fund; 5. How to pay for the UK's first social wealth fund; A public ownership fund

A public investment and social fundA social housing fund and a social care fund; 6. Power cut: the dilution of capital ownership and a citizen's payment; James Meade and Labour's 'National Workers' Capital Fund'; Shareholders: a privileged group; 7. An income for all: can a citizen's income work?; The merits of a citizen's income; The critics; Can the cost be met?; 8. From the drawing board to reality; Social wealth funds; A citizen's income; 9. Towards a sharing economy; Notes; Preface; Chapter 1; Chapter Two; Chapter Three; Chapter Four; Chapter Five; Chapter Six; Chapter Seven

Chapter EightChapter Nine; Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2016.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781447331452

1447331451

9781447331445

1447331443

OCLC:

944186223