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Rethinking Britain : policy ideas for the many /
Rethinking Britain presents a range of ideas from some of the country's most influential thinkers, offering solutions which, if implemented, would lead to a fairer society. This book is an essential aid for citizens who are interested in critiquing inequalities while looking to build a better f...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bristol, UK :
Policy Press,
2019.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Interlude: 'Mirror, mirror, on the wall - who has the highest debt of all?'
- Part One: Building a full-employment economy. Introduction
- When is austerity an appropriate economic policy?
- Using the budget to manage output and employment
- Why assessing the equality impact of economic policies matters
- How should we manage inflation?
- What should guide monetary policy?
- Does the UK really have too much debt?
- The macroeconomic role of progressive taxation
- How do we build a fairer tax system?
- Should we have fiscal rules?
- Interlude: Has privatisation come off the rails?
- Part Two: Public investment - prioritising society rather than profit
- Introduction
- How could we build competitive new UK industries?
- Reindustrialising the UK
- How can labour law be the instrument of progressive economic policy?
- Wage policy and public investment for sustainable development
- How do we build a sustainable economy?
- Investing in social infrastructure
- Why should the railway be renationalised?
- How can we fix the broken energy sector?
- Interlude: Why should citizens invest in losses, rather than for profit?
- Part Three: Making finance work for society. Introduction
- Why the UK needs a much better Companies Act
- What should be the limits to limited liability?
- Why do we need publicly listed companies?
- How can citizens' wealth funds address the problem of inequality?
- How can finance better serve the real economy?
- How can we channel credit to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)?
- What can we learn from Germany's national development bank?
- Interlude: Safe as (council) houses...
- Part Four: Genuine social security. Introduction
- How can we tackle the UK's private debt crisis?
- How can we address the concerns of renters, without crashing house prices?
- How do we make occupational pension funds fit for purpose?
- How can we stop the social security system aggravating mental distress?
- Reconstructing social security
- How could Universal Basic Income (UBI) improve social security?
- Would Universal Basic Income (UBI) address the causes of inequality, ill-being and injustice?
- Interlude: What is 'social' infrastructure - and why does it matter so much?
- Part Five: How to provide for social needs. Introduction
- How can we stop privatisation of public services?
- What has the market done to the English NHS and with what should we replace it?
- What's the best way to tackle health inequalities?
- What's the best way of delivering social care?
- How do we make drug prices an easier pill for the NHS to swallow?
- How much would high-quality childcare cost and how would we pay for it?
- What should be done about private schools?
- How do we make lifelong learning a reality for all?