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  • Universal Basic Income

    by Karl Widerquist ...
    Series series The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series
    An accessible introduction to the simple (yet radical) premise that a small cash income, sufficient for basic needs, ought to be provided regularly and unconditionally to every citizen.The growing movement for universal basic income (UBI) has been gaining attention from politics and the media with the audacious idea of a regular, unconditional cash grant for everyone as a right of citizenship. ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • The Problem of Property

    Taking the Freedom of Nonowners Seriously

    by Karl Widerquist ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book is Karl Widerquist’s first statement of the “indepentarian” theory of property, called, “Justice as the Pursuit of Accord” (JPA). It argues the natural-rights-based arguments for unequal private property have failed to establish that institution as right. It is a legal privilege, inconsistent with the maximum equal freedom from interference. The book discusses how to establish and ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Prehistory of Private Property

    Implications for Modern Political Theory

    by Karl Widerquist ...

    $116.79 USD

  • It's Basic Income

    The Global Debate

    by Elizabeth Rhodes, Otto Lehto, Soumya Kapoor, Anke Hassel, Edward Whitfield, Uffe Elbæk, Jonathan Reynolds, Caroline Lucas, Roope Mokka, Karl Widerquist, Chris Oestereich0, Marcus Brancaglione1, Bruna Augusto2, Alexander De Roo3, Jenna van Draanen4, Roderick Benns5, Howard Reed6, Stewart Lansley7, Andrew Harrop9, Matt Zwolinski0, Annie Miller1, Sarath Davala2, Lousie Haagh3, Malcolm Torry4, Philippe Van Parijs5, Peter Beresford6, Ian Gough7, Francine Mestrum8, Brenton Caffin9, Katariina Rantanen0, Ruth Lister1, Vanessa Olorenshaw2, Ursula Barry3, Toby Deller4, Brian Eno5, Eduardo Rodriguez Montemayor6 ...
    Is a Universal Basic Income the answer to an increasingly precarious job landscape?Could it bring greater financial freedom for women, tackle the issue of unpaid but essential work, cut poverty and promote greater choice? Or is it a dead-end utopian ideal that distracts from more practical and cost-effective solutions?Contributors from musician Brian Eno, think tank Demos Helsinki, innovators such ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

  • The Ethics and Economics of the Basic Income Guarantee

    by Karl Widerquist, Michael Anthony Lewis ...
    Series series Alternative Voices in Contemporary Economics
    Governments in the US, the UK and other nations around the world routinely consider and, in some cases, experiment with reforms of their income support systems. The basic income guarantee, a universal unconditional income grant, has received increasing attention from scholars as an alternative to the kinds of reforms that have been implemented. This book explores the political, sociological, ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • A Critical Analysis of Basic Income Experiments for Researchers, Policymakers, and Citizens

    by Karl Widerquist ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    At least six different Universal Basic Income (UBI) experiments are underway or planned right now in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Finland, and Kenya. Several more countries are considering conducting experiments. Yet, there seems to be more interest simply in having UBI experiments than in exactly what we want to learn from them. Although experiments can produce a lot of relevant ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Universal Basic Income

    (The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series)

    by Karl Widerquist ...
    Narrated by Stephen R. Thorne ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 4 min

    The growing movement for universal basic income (UBI) has been gaining attention from politics and the media with the audacious idea of a regular, unconditional cash grant for everyone as a right of citizenship. This volume in the Essential Knowledge series presents the first short, solid UBI introduction that is neither academic nor polemic. It takes a position in favor of UBI, but its primary ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

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    A Guide for the Open-Minded

    by Guy Standing ...
    Shouldn’t everyone receive a stake in society's wealth? Could we create a fairer world by guaranteeing income to all? What would this mean for our health, wealth, and happiness? Basic income is a revolutionary idea that guarantees regular, unconditional cash transfers from the government to all citizens. It is an acknowledgement that everyone plays a part in generating the wealth currently enjoyed ... Read more

    $20.19 USD

  • After Piketty

    Edited by Heather Boushey, J. Bradford DeLong, Marshall Steinbaum ...
    Are Thomas Piketty’s analyses of inequality on target? Where should researchers go from here in exploring the ideas he pushed to the forefront of global conversation? In After Piketty, a cast of economists and other social scientists tackle these questions in dialogue with Piketty, in what is sure to be a much-debated book in its own right. ... Read more

    $15.89 USD

  • Against Inequality

    The Practical and Ethical Case for Abolishing the Superrich

    by Tom Malleson ...
    In an era of remarkable wealth idolatry, Tom Malleson investigates the ethical justifications of wealth inequality, taking the radical position that we should abolish the billionaires. Stark inequality is a problem the world over, but it has been worsening over the past thirty years, particularly in rich, economically developed countries. To acquire the same amount of wealth as Elon Musk, the ... Read more

    $20.89 USD

  • The Corporation

    A Critical, Multi-Disciplinary Handbook

    Edited by Grietje Baars, Andre Spicer ...
    The corporation has become an increasingly dominant force in contemporary society. However, comprehensive, in-depth analysis of the concept of the corporation is often restricted, or limited to one disciplinary approach. This handbook brings together the cutting-edge scholarship, expertise and insight of leading scholars in a wide range of disciplines, notably management studies, law, history, ... Read more

    $137.79 USD

  • Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance

    by Douglass C. North ...
    Series series Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions
    Continuing his groundbreaking analysis of economic structures, Douglass North develops an analytical framework for explaining the ways in which institutions and institutional change affect the performance of economies, both at a given time and over time. Institutions exist, he argues, due to the uncertainties involved in human interaction; they are the constraints devised to structure that ... Read more

    $24.59 USD

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