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Basic Income: A Radical Proposal for a Free Society and a Sane Economy
By Van Parijs, Philippe & Yannick Vanderborght
- ISBN
- 9780674052284
- Publisher
- Harvard Univ.
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Reviewed on March 1, 2017 | Social Sciences
Van Parijs (economics & social ethics, Univ. catholique de Louvain, Belgium) and Vanderborght (political science, Univ. Saint-Louis, Brussels) argue for providing everyone a basic income. By basic income, they mean a regular, obligation-free payment of tax-free cash to every person without eligibility requirements. For example, every adult might receive $1,000 per month. The authors cite as benefits poverty reduction, freedom to choo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
