The Palgrave International Handbook of Basic Income / / edited by Malcolm Torry

• Pubblicazione: Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer Nature Switzerland AG, , [2019]; ©2019
• Edizione: Second edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (652 pages)
• Disciplina: 331.23
• Soggetto topico: Basic income
• Persona (resp. second.): TorryMalcolm <1955->
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Foreword -- References -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- A Note on Terminology -- 'Basic Income' -- Tax Credits and Negative Income Tax -- Contributory Benefits or Social Insurance Benefits -- Means-Tested Benefits -- 'Marginal Deduction Rate' -- 'Unconditional' and 'Universal' -- Capitalization -- References -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Part I Introductory Chapters -- 1 Introduction -- The Purpose of This Handbook -- Some of the Characteristics of This Handbook -- … Handbook of Basic Income -- … International Handbook of Basic Income -- Repetitions, and the Order of Authors' Names -- A Second Edition -- The Structure of the Book -- Part I: Introductory Chapters -- Part II: Some of the Likely Effects of Basic Income -- Part III: The Feasibility and Implementation of Basic Income -- Part IV: Pilot Projects and Other Experiments -- Part V: Political and Ethical Perspectives -- Part VI: Concluding Chapter -- References -- 2 The Definition and Characteristics of Basic Income -- Introduction -- Different Ways of Defining -- Definition by Usage -- Definition by Characteristics -- Definition by a Recognized Authority -- Defining 'Basic Income' -- The Amount of the Payment -- 'Universal', 'Unconditional', 'Citizen's', 'Guarantee' -- 'Universal' -- 'Unconditional' -- 'Citizen's' -- 'Guarantee' -- Alternatives to Basic Income -- Continuing Debate About the Definition of Basic Income -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 A Short History of the Basic Income Idea -- Introduction -- Conditional Minimum Income Schemes -- Thomas Paine's Basic Capital and Thomas Spence's Basic Income -- Charles Fourier's 'Forwarded Minimum' and Mill's Interpretation -- Joseph Charlier's Territorial Dividend -- Interbellum England: From Russell to Meade. ; The US in the 1960s: Three Approaches to the Guaranteed Minimum -- New Departure: North-Western Europe in the 1980s -- From National to Global -- References -- Part II Some of the Likely Effects of Basic Income -- 4 Employment Market Effects of Basic Income -- Introduction -- Diverse Employment Market Pressures Today -- The Destruction and Creation of Jobs -- Job Quality -- Online Platforms -- Micro-Control of Workers -- Working from Home -- Pressures Towards Enhanced Employment Rights -- A New Employment Paradigm? -- Would a Basic Income Be a Useful Response? -- The Effects of Basic Income on the Employment Market -- Would Wages Rise or Fall? -- Towards a More Positive Employment Experience -- and Towards a Broadening of the Definition of 'Work' -- A Focus on Motivation -- Evidence from Experiments -- Psychological Research Providing Indirect Evidence -- Direct Experimental Evidence on Labour Impact -- A Theory-Based Approach to Motivation -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 Social Effects of Basic Income -- Introduction -- Individual Level: A Reduction in Stigma, and Emancipation Within the Household -- Household Level: Reduction in Poverty, Greater Equality Within the Household, and New Opportunities for Different Kinds of Work. -- Community Level: Social Cohesion, Solidarity, and Community Spirit -- Society Level: A Vision for a Good Society Characterized by Emancipation, Democracy, and Solidarity -- A Focus on People with Disabilities -- The Individual Living with Disability -- The Household of the Individual Living with Disability -- People with Disabilities at the Level of the Community -- People with Disabilities at the Level of Society -- Conclusion: Basic Income, the Catalyst for Social Effects in Responding to Inequality -- References -- 6 The Health Case for Basic Income -- Introduction -- Existing Schemes -- Evidence of Impact on Health. ; Pathways to Health Impact -- The Prospective Determinants of Scale and Nature of Impact -- Regularity -- Size of Payment -- Needs-Based Supplements -- Personality and Behaviour -- Duration -- The Need for Effective Evaluation -- Costing Health Impacts and Quantifying Economic Return on Investment -- Conclusion -- References -- 7 Some Effects of Basic Income on Economic Variables -- Introduction -- Modelling Different Funding Mechanisms -- Basic Income Financed by Flat Income Tax * -- Household Income* -- Required Tax* -- Basic Income Financed by Sources External to Labour Income -- The Individual Utility Maximization Problem* -- Potential Effects of the Different Financing Mechanisms -- Consumption and Unpaid Time (Individual Level)* -- Consumption and GDP (Aggregate Level) -- Income Distribution and Poverty Alleviation -- Final Remarks -- Mathematical Appendix -- Basic Income Financed by Flat Income Tax -- Taxation -- Household Income -- Required Tax -- The Individual Utility Maximization Problem -- Discussing Potential Effects of Each Mechanism -- References -- 8 Ecological Effects of Basic Income -- Introduction -- Basic Income and Ecology: Literature History -- Basic Income and Economic Growth -- A Carbon Dividend/Green Growth -- Degrowth -- Basic Income and Consumption -- Basic Income and the Labour Market -- The Impact of Different Forms of Funding for Basic Income -- Income Tax -- Pollution and Resource Taxes -- Value Added Tax (VAT) -- Complementary Conditions for Green Effects Through Basic Income -- Education -- Working Time Reduction -- A Maximum Income -- Policies Close to UBI -- Strategies for the Implementation of an Ecologically Oriented Basic Income Scheme -- References -- 9 The Gender Effects of a Basic Income -- Introduction -- Feminist Political Theory and the Normative Argument for Basic Income. ; Gender Critiques of the Welfare State and Gender-Egalitarian Precedents for a Basic Income -- Grass-Roots Movements for a Basic Income -- The Welfare Claimants' Movement in the UK -- The Welfare Claimants Movement in the US -- Gender Effects in Cash Grant Experiments -- Conclusion: Gender Effects of a Basic Income and Consideration of the Implementation of a Basic Income that Supports Gender Equality -- References -- 10 Basic Income for Development and Peacebuilding in Post-conflict Settings -- Introduction -- Domestic Drivers of Conflict -- Current Challenges of Traditional Peacebuilding and Development -- Considering the Evidence: Basic Income's Strengths and Risks -- Improvements in Major Development Indicators -- Expanding Economic Activity Through the Multiplier Effect -- Strengthening Social Cohesion -- Resilience to Crisis -- Improving the Perception of 'the Other' -- An Instrument that Can Facilitate UN Operations -- Moderate Climate-Induced Migration -- Renewed Social Contract and a Sense of Belonging -- Basic income's Potential Risks in Post-Conflict Settings -- The Importance of a Universal Approach in Post-Conflict Settings -- Conclusion: A Call for Testing Basic Income in Post-Conflict Societies -- References -- Part III The Feasibility and Implementation of Basic Income -- 11 Feasibility and Implementation -- Introduction -- Financial Feasibility -- Psychological Feasibility -- Administrative Feasibility -- Behavioural Feasibility -- Political Feasibility -- The Policy Process -- Relationships Between Feasibilities -- Implementation Options -- Conclusions -- References -- 12 Alternative Funding Methods -- Editor's Introduction -- The People's Stake: Basic Income and Citizens' Wealth Funds -- Stewart Lansley -- Debt-Free Sovereign Money -- Geoff Crocker -- Funding a Basic Income by Collecting a Land Value Tax -- Mark Wadsworth. ; Basic Income in Local Currencies -- Julio Linares -- Introduction -- Circles UBI in Berlin: A People-Powered Basic Income -- What is Circles UBI? -- The Berlin Open Pilot: From Pilot to Politics -- Cryptocurrencies: Credit or Commodity Money? -- Conclusion: Towards the Redistribution of Fiscal Powers -- References -- 13 Analysis of the Financial Effects of Basic Income -- Introduction -- Microsimulation -- By Matteo Richiardi -- An Illustrative Basic Income Scheme -- By Malcolm Torry -- Net Cost, and Household Gains and Losses -- Changes to Means-Tested Benefits Claims Brought About by the Scheme -- The Poverty, Inequality, and Redistributional Effects of the Basic Income Scheme -- Discussion -- Scenario Modelling of Basic Income in an Existing Situation -- By Gareth Morgan -- Conclusions -- References -- 14 Public Opinion on Basic Income: What Have We Learnt so Far? -- Introduction -- Determinants of Basic Income Support -- Who Supports a Basic Income, and Why? -- Material Self-Interest: The Role of Income and Labour Market Indicators -- Automation Risk -- Beyond Material Considerations: The Role of Values and Ideology -- Ideological Inclinations -- Values -- How Does Support for Basic Income Compare to Other Measures? -- Where is Support for the Basic Income Highest? And Why? -- Compositional Differences -- Welfare Provision and Social Spending -- Culture -- Economic Cycle and Economic Crisis -- Information and Experience with the Policy -- The Role of Information -- Direct Policy Information -- Qualitative Studies on Basic Income -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- 15 Alternatives to Basic Income -- Introduction -- Negative Income Tax -- By Michael Story -- Universal Basic Services -- By Andrew Percy -- The Job Guarantee -- By Maciej Szlinder -- The US Earned Income Tax Credit -- By Benjamin Leff. ; What are the EITC and CTC and How Do They Differ from a Basic Income?.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Palgrave International Handbook of Basic Income
• ISBN: 3-031-41001-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910754087403321
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