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101 Reasons for a Citizen's Income : Arguments for Giving Everyone Some Money /

101 Reasons for a Citizen's Income offers a short, accessible introduction to the debate on a Citizen's Income, showing how a universal, unconditional income for every citizen would solve problems facing the UK's benefits system, tackle poverty, and improve social cohesion and economi...

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Autor principal: Torry, Malcolm (auteur.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol : Policy Press, 2015.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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  • Front ; Contents; 1 A Citizen's Income is easy to describe; 2 A Citizen's Income would tackle the poverty trap; 3 A Citizen's Income would tackle the unemployment trap; 4 A Citizen's Income would provide security during changing employment patterns; 5 A Citizen's Income would tackle the precarity trap; 6 A Citizen's Income could make zero-hours contracts useful; 7 A Citizen's Income would make part-time employment worthwhile; 8 A Citizen's Income would reduce unemployment; 9 A Citizen's Income would correct wagelevels; 10 A Citizen's Income would compensate for low wages
  • 11 A Citizen's Income would improve employment incentives12 A Citizen's Income would increase women's incomes; 13 A Citizen's Income would encourage new enterprise; 14 A Citizen's Income would suit a technological economy; 15 A Citizens Income would work well with a National Minimum Wage or a Living Wage; 16 A Citizen's Income would create a generally more efficient market in labour; 17 A Citizen's Income would encourage training and education; 18 A Citizen's Income would maintain demand; 19 A Citizen's Income would createopportunities
  • 20 A Citizen's Income would encourage further economic evolution21 A Citizen's Income would form a new link between income and production; 22 A Citizen's Income would break a logjam; 23 A Citizen's Income would encourage a gift economy; 24 A Citizen's Income would have an individual assessment unit; 25 A Citizen's Income would suit more fluid family structures; 26 A Citizen's Income would provide freedom around relationships; 27 A Citizen's Income would increase our autonomy; 28 A Citizen's Income would make diverse life plans apossibility
  • 29 A Citizen's Income would deliver greater equality and independence for women30 A Citizen's Income would provide greater equality for people living with disabilities; 31 A Citizen's Income would make carers' lives easier; 32 A Citizen's Income would benefit people without homes; 33 A Citizen's Income would provide a secure income in old age; 34 A Citizen's Income would provide a pre-retirement income; 35 A Citizen's Income would promote social inclusion; 36 A Citizen's Income would enhance social mobility; 37 A Citizen's Income wouldreduce stigma; 38 A Citizens Income is how people operate
  • 39 A Citizen's Income would value unpaid work40 A Citizen's Income would encourage voluntary activity; 41 A Citizen's Income would encourage creative activity; 42 A Citizen's Income would improve social cohesion; 43 A Citizen's Income would leave income tax calculation as the only income test; 44 A Citizen's Income would require no case work; 45 A Citizen's Income would do away with work tests; 46 A Citizen's Income would make workfare and job guarantees unnecessary; 47 A Citizen's Income could be delivered easily; 48 ACitizen's Income could be established without imposing significant losses