Format:
XII, 246 S.
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9780230114067
Series Statement:
Exploring the basic income guarantee
Content:
Basic income is one the most innovative, powerful and controversial proposals for addressing poverty and growing inequalities. This book examines the arguments for and against basic income from the point of view of economic and social justice
Content:
Basic income is one the most innovative, powerful and controversial proposals for addressing poverty and growing inequalities. This book examines the arguments for and against basic income from the point of view of economic and social justice
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction and Overview; 1 Basic Income, Liberal Egalitarianism, and the Study of Social Justice; Part I A Society of Equals: Radical Liberalism, Self-Respect, and Basic Income; 2 Equality of Status and Its Priority: A Rawlsian Case for Basic Income; 3 Are Only Contributors Entitled to Social Rights? Cooperation, Reciprocity, and the Boundaries of Social Justice; Part II The Exploitation Objection against Basic Income: Equality of Opportunity, Luck, and Responsibility; 4 Why Unconditional Transfers Are Not Exploitative
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5 Jobs as Gifts: A Reconstruction and a Qualified DefensePart III The Feasibility of Basic Income: Social Ethos, Work, and the Politics of Universalism; 6 Why Do People Work If They Don't Have To? Basic Income, Liberal Neutrality, and the Work Ethos; 7 Social Justice in Practice: On the Political Implications of Radical Liberalism; Notes; References; Index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781137015426
Additional Edition:
Print version Basic Income Reconsidered : Social Justice, Liberalism, and the Demands of Equality
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1057/9781137015426
URN:
10.1057/9781137015426
URL:
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