Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xii, 236 pages)
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Diagramme
ISBN:
9781472593061
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9781472583130
Content:
Would it be possible to provide people with a basic income as a right? The idea has a long history. This book draws on two pilot schemes conducted in the Indian State of Madhya Pradesh, in which thousands of men, women and children were provided with an unconditional monthly cash payment. In a context in which the Indian government at national and state levels spends a vast amount on subsidies and selective schemes that are chronically expensive, inefficient, inequitable and subject to extensive corruption, there is scope for switching at least some of the spending to a modest basic income. Th
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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FC; Half title; Also available from Bloomsbury; Title; Copyright; Contents; Abbreviations; Prologue; 1 The Transformative Challenge; 2 Launching Basic Income in Madhya Pradesh ; 3 Basic Income's Emancipatory Value; 4 The Impact on Living Conditions; 5 The Impact on Nutrition; 6 From Ill-Health to Regular Medicine; 7 Schooling: Loosening Constraints, Boosting Education?; 8 Work, Productivity and Growth; 9 Women's Status: Empowerment, Identity and Citizenship; 10 No Longer Last nor Least … The Elderly and the Disabled; 11 The Transformative Potential
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Appendix: Variables Used in RegressionsBibliography; Index; Plate Section
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1472583132
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781472583116
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781472583109
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781472583130
Additional Edition:
Print version Basic Income : A Transformative Policy for India
Language:
English
Keywords:
Indien
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Einkommen
DOI:
10.5040/9781472593061
Author information:
Standing, Guy 1948-
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