Participation income : an alternative to basic income for poverty reduction in the digital age /: an alternative to basic income for poverty reduction in the digital age. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Heikki Hiilamo (Professor of Social Policy, Department of Social Research, University of Helsinki and Research Professor, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland).
• Authors: Hiilamo, Heikki
• Other Names: Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.
• Contents: Preface -- 1. Introduction to digital transformation and social policy -- 2. Machine beats man -- prospects of paid work -- 3. Other existing challenges -- 4. Conditionality and unconditionality as strategies to prevent labour market exclusion -- 5. Lessons from basic income experiments -- 6. Definition of participation income -- 7. Criticisms of participation income -- 8. New models for participation income -- 9. Practical applications of participation income -- 10. Conclusions: Social policies for sustainable societies -- References -- Index.
• Publisher Details: Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource (192 pages)
• Subjects: 362.5; Poverty -- Research; Income -- Research; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1800880804; 9781800880801
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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