Universal basic income and the reshaping of democracy : towards a citizens' stipend in a new political order /: towards a citizens' stipend in a new political order. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Burkhard Wehner.
• Authors: Burkhard Wehner
• Contents: 1. Introduction 12. Basic income ‒ a project for generations 12.1 Unconditional basic income ‒ a consensus-building term? 12.2 The transition to the basic income system - an impossible task? 43. A long-term vision 113.1 Maximal market transparency 113.2 Maximal transparency in redistribution 133.3 Basic income and social security 133.4 Basic income, minimum wage and full employment guarantee 153.5 Optimization, not maximization 164. Basic income in other policy areas 204.1 Basic income and business cycle policy 204.2 Basic income and demographic policy 214.3 Basic income for nations in need 225. Common objections to basic income 255.1 Tax burden and work incentives 255.2 Further objections 276. The role of pilot studies 296.1 Experiments to date 296.2 The logic of basic income studies 336.3 The case for nationwide experiments 356.4 Candidates for nationwide experiments 406.5 Principles of sponsoring 426.6 Potential sponsors 436.7 Epistemic objectives 447. Basic income, demographic structure and the size of the state 468. Basic income and the reshaping of democracy 518.1 Intellectual overburdening of policymakers 518.2 Basic income states - involuntary associations? 578.3 Intellectual overburdening of citizens 599. A project for the 22nd century? 629.1 Two basic errors 629.2 Formation of consciousness 649.3 The political detour as a shortcut 649.4 The future of basic income activism 66Bibliography 69.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 339.2; Basic income -- Political aspects
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030058289
• Related ISBNs: 303005828X
• Notes: Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 12, 2019).
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