Basic income : a transformative policy for India /

"Would it be possible to provide people with a basic income as a right? The idea has a long history. This book draws on two pilot schemes conducted in the Indian State of Madhya Pradesh, in which thousands of men, women and children were provided with an unconditional monthly cash payment. In a...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Davala, Sarath (Autor), Jhabvala, Renana (Autor), Standing, Guy (Autor), Mehta, Soumya Kapoor (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2015, ©2015.
Colección:Open Access e-Books
Temas:
Income > India > Madhya Pradesh.
Revenu > Inde > Madhya Pradesh.
Development studies.
Political activism.
Welfare economics.
Development economics & emerging economies.
Political Science > Labor & Industrial Relations.
Political Science > Public Affairs & Administration.
Social Science > Developing Countries.
Social Science > Poverty & Homelessness.
Economic policy
Income
Madhya Pradesh (India) > Economic policy.
India > Madhya Pradesh
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • FC
  • Half title
  • Also available from Bloomsbury
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Abbreviations
  • Prologue
  • 1 The Transformative Challenge
  • 2 Launching Basic Income in Madhya Pradesh
  • 3 Basic Incomeâ€?s Emancipatory Value
  • 4 The Impact on Living Conditions
  • 5 The Impact on Nutrition
  • 6 From Ill-Health to Regular Medicine
  • 7 Schooling: Loosening Constraints, Boosting Education?
  • 8 Work, Productivity and Growth
  • 9 Womenâ€?s Status: Empowerment, Identity and Citizenship
  • 10 No Longer Last nor Least â€? The Elderly and the Disabled 11 The Transformative Potential
  • Appendix: Variables Used in Regressions
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Plate Section

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