Basic Income Reconsidered [electronic resource] : Social Justice, Liberalism, and the Demands of Equality /
Birnbaum, S.author.
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.
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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
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
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Industrial organization.
Accounting.
Labor economics.
Finance, Public.
Social justice.
Human rights.
Political theory.
Industrial Organization.
Financial Accounting.
Labor Economics.
Public Finance.
Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights.
Political Theory.