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Record Nr.

UNINA9910616212003321

Autore

Wright Robert E. <1958->

Titolo

Debating universal basic income : pros, cons, and alternatives / / Robert E. Wright and Aleksandra Przegalińska

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022]

©2022

ISBN

3-031-17513-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (145 pages)

Collana

Exploring the Basic Income Guarantee

Disciplina

362.582

Soggetti

Basic income

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 UBI Basics -- Political Ideologies and UBI -- Waves of Interest in UBI -- This Book's Goals -- References -- 2 In Favor: Something for Everyone -- References -- 3 Opposed: Less for All -- References -- 4 In Favor: Safety from Artificial Intelligence -- References -- 5 Opposed: No Country for New Robots -- References -- 6 In Favor: Another Weapon Against Climate Change -- References -- 7 Opposed: The Centralized Control Conceit -- References -- 8 Opposed: Too Dear or Too Little -- References -- 9 In Favor: UBI Pays for Itself -- References -- 10 Opposed: Democracy Destroyed -- References -- 11 In Favor: Democracy Enhanced and Social Justice, Too! -- References -- 12 Opposed: Dependency -- References -- 13 In Favor: Autonomy -- References -- 14 Summary and Alternatives -- UBI Later? -- Would a Universal Basic Asset, Credit, Job, Training, or Service Scheme Help More People for Less Money? -- Ubi Libertas, Ibi Prosperitas: Economic Freedom and Prosperity for All -- References -- References -- Index.