It's Basic Income: The Global Debate

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 as California's Y Combinator Research and prominent academics such as Peter Beresford OBE offer a variety of perspectives from across the globe on the politics and feasibility of basic income.

Sharing research and insights from a variety of nations - including India, Finland, Uganda, Brazil and Canada - the collection provides a comprehensive guide to the impact this innovative idea could have on work, welfare and inequality in the 21st century.

Author: Elizabeth Rhodes
Publisher: Policy Press
Published: 04/01/2018
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781447343905

About the Author
Stewart Lansley is a visiting fellow at the Townsend Centre for International Poverty Research, University of Bristol.

Amy Downes is co-founder of Work till Late design studio and communications consultancy.