In the balance : the case for a universal basic income in South Africa and beyond /
Examines the need and prospects for a UBI As jobs disappear and wages flat-line, paid work is an increasingly fragile and unattainable basis for dignified life. This predicament, deepened by the COVID-19 pandemic, is sparking urgent debates about alternatives such as a universal basic income (UBI)....
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Johannesburg :
Wits University Press,
[2022]
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Behind the idea of a universal basic income
- The crisis of waged work
- The attractions of a universal basic income
- Testing the arguments against
- Financing a universal basic income
- The politics and economics of a universal basic income
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index.