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In the Balance : the case for a universal basic income in South Africa and beyond / / Hein Marais
| In the Balance : the case for a universal basic income in South Africa and beyond / / Hein Marais |
| Autore | Marais Hein |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Johannesburg : , : Wits University Press, , 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (viii, 299 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 362.582 |
| Soggetto topico | Basic income |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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. |
| Altri titoli varianti | In the Balance |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910580260003321 |
Marais Hein
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| Johannesburg : , : Wits University Press, , 2022 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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In the Balance : : The Case for a Universal Basic Income in South Africa and Beyond / / Hein Marais
| In the Balance : : The Case for a Universal Basic Income in South Africa and Beyond / / Hein Marais |
| Autore | Marais Hein |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Johannesburg : , : Wits University Press, , 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1 volume) : : illustrations (black and white) ; |
| Soggetto topico |
Capitalism
Social rights - South Africa Basic income - South Africa |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-77614-773-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910598120403321 |
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Marais Hein
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| Johannesburg : , : Wits University Press, , 2022 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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South Africa pushed to the limit [[electronic resource] ] : the political economy of change
| South Africa pushed to the limit [[electronic resource] ] : the political economy of change |
| Autore | Marais Hein |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : Zed Books |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (578 p.) |
| Disciplina | 330.968 |
| Soggetto topico |
Black people - South Africa - Social conditions
Black people - South Africa - Economic conditions |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-78032-083-3
1-78032-725-0 1-283-01135-2 9786613011350 1-78032-082-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Acknowledgements; Introduction; Pushed to the limit; 1 The making of a polarised society; The mould is cast; The rise of the working classes; Illusions of strength; The rise of African nationalism; Afrikaner nationalism's triumph; Iron fist 'development'; The post-war growth path; The minerals-energy complex; Fight-back; The turn to armed struggle; Into the doldrums; Apartheid's harvest; Cracks in the system; End notes; 2 Saving the system; A new wave of resistance; The party's over; Recasting the divide; Seizing opportunities; 'Total strategy'; Panic attack: from resistance to 'revolution'
'Workerists' and 'populists''Everything is political'; The state shifts course; Costs of insurrectionism; Taking stock; Stalemate; At the crossroads; Leap into the unknown; Government-in-waiting; Deadlock; End notes; 3 Contours of the transition; Big stakes, high risks; Taking the plunge; Breaking the rules; Terms of the deal; Hidden hazards; Tectonic shifts; Change and continuity; Bypassed; Salvaging the economic system; South Africa in the global economy; Shifting the terms of incorporation; The triumph of orthodoxy; Endnotes 4 Sticking to the rules: the evolution of post-apartheid economic policy Catching up; Back to school; Drawing pictures; Converted: ANC economic policy in the early 1990's; 'No alternative'; The quiet death of the MERG report; Marching with history; The myth of the weak state; Rude awakenings; The GEAR plan; Putting the best foot forward; Report cards; Defending GEAR; End notes; 5 All dressed up: the economy in the twenty-first century; Rewind: South Africa's economic makeover; Post-apartheid investment patterns; Nip and tuck: the conglomerates restructure Figure 5.1: Industry, value added, South Africa and various other middle-income countries, 1990-2008 Melting into the air: the financialisation of the economy; Figure 5.2: Gross fixed capital formation as percentages of GDP (2009 prices), South Africa, 1946-2008; Recap: a familiar story; The meanings of neoliberalism; Variations on a theme; 'Muddling along'?; Stuck in the middle; Back from repairs: black economic empowerment in the 2000's; The functions of BEE; State of denial; Figure 5.3: Annual GDP growth (%), South Africa, upper-middle-income and lower-income countries, 1990-2007 Figure 5.4: Annual percentage changes in GDP and GDP per capita, South Africa Responding to the recession; Reviving South Africa's industrial drive; Breaking the mould; The ecological frailty of South Africa's development path; Burning down the house; Hoodwinked; Shifting the blame; Untenable growth; New approaches to growth; End notes; 6 The world of work; Not hiring; Figure 6.1: Official unemployment rates, South Africa, September 2000 to March 2010; Recession; Explaining the 'jobs bloodbath'; Working poor; The myth of the magic portal; Holding the line; The state of the trade union movement Shifts underfoot |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456868403321 |
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Marais Hein
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| London ; ; New York, : Zed Books | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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South Africa pushed to the limit [[electronic resource] ] : the political economy of change
| South Africa pushed to the limit [[electronic resource] ] : the political economy of change |
| Autore | Marais Hein |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : Zed Books |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (578 p.) |
| Disciplina | 330.968 |
| Soggetto topico |
Black people - South Africa - Social conditions
Black people - South Africa - Economic conditions |
| ISBN |
1-78032-083-3
1-78032-725-0 1-283-01135-2 9786613011350 1-78032-082-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Acknowledgements; Introduction; Pushed to the limit; 1 The making of a polarised society; The mould is cast; The rise of the working classes; Illusions of strength; The rise of African nationalism; Afrikaner nationalism's triumph; Iron fist 'development'; The post-war growth path; The minerals-energy complex; Fight-back; The turn to armed struggle; Into the doldrums; Apartheid's harvest; Cracks in the system; End notes; 2 Saving the system; A new wave of resistance; The party's over; Recasting the divide; Seizing opportunities; 'Total strategy'; Panic attack: from resistance to 'revolution'
'Workerists' and 'populists''Everything is political'; The state shifts course; Costs of insurrectionism; Taking stock; Stalemate; At the crossroads; Leap into the unknown; Government-in-waiting; Deadlock; End notes; 3 Contours of the transition; Big stakes, high risks; Taking the plunge; Breaking the rules; Terms of the deal; Hidden hazards; Tectonic shifts; Change and continuity; Bypassed; Salvaging the economic system; South Africa in the global economy; Shifting the terms of incorporation; The triumph of orthodoxy; Endnotes 4 Sticking to the rules: the evolution of post-apartheid economic policy Catching up; Back to school; Drawing pictures; Converted: ANC economic policy in the early 1990's; 'No alternative'; The quiet death of the MERG report; Marching with history; The myth of the weak state; Rude awakenings; The GEAR plan; Putting the best foot forward; Report cards; Defending GEAR; End notes; 5 All dressed up: the economy in the twenty-first century; Rewind: South Africa's economic makeover; Post-apartheid investment patterns; Nip and tuck: the conglomerates restructure Figure 5.1: Industry, value added, South Africa and various other middle-income countries, 1990-2008 Melting into the air: the financialisation of the economy; Figure 5.2: Gross fixed capital formation as percentages of GDP (2009 prices), South Africa, 1946-2008; Recap: a familiar story; The meanings of neoliberalism; Variations on a theme; 'Muddling along'?; Stuck in the middle; Back from repairs: black economic empowerment in the 2000's; The functions of BEE; State of denial; Figure 5.3: Annual GDP growth (%), South Africa, upper-middle-income and lower-income countries, 1990-2007 Figure 5.4: Annual percentage changes in GDP and GDP per capita, South Africa Responding to the recession; Reviving South Africa's industrial drive; Breaking the mould; The ecological frailty of South Africa's development path; Burning down the house; Hoodwinked; Shifting the blame; Untenable growth; New approaches to growth; End notes; 6 The world of work; Not hiring; Figure 6.1: Official unemployment rates, South Africa, September 2000 to March 2010; Recession; Explaining the 'jobs bloodbath'; Working poor; The myth of the magic portal; Holding the line; The state of the trade union movement Shifts underfoot |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781103203321 |
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Marais Hein
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| London ; ; New York, : Zed Books | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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South Africa pushed to the limit : the political economy of change
| South Africa pushed to the limit : the political economy of change |
| Autore | Marais Hein |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : Zed Books |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (578 p.) |
| Disciplina | 330.968 |
| Soggetto topico |
Blacks - South Africa - Social conditions
Blacks - South Africa - Economic conditions |
| ISBN |
1-78032-083-3
1-78032-725-0 1-283-01135-2 9786613011350 1-78032-082-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Acknowledgements; Introduction; Pushed to the limit; 1 The making of a polarised society; The mould is cast; The rise of the working classes; Illusions of strength; The rise of African nationalism; Afrikaner nationalism's triumph; Iron fist 'development'; The post-war growth path; The minerals-energy complex; Fight-back; The turn to armed struggle; Into the doldrums; Apartheid's harvest; Cracks in the system; End notes; 2 Saving the system; A new wave of resistance; The party's over; Recasting the divide; Seizing opportunities; 'Total strategy'; Panic attack: from resistance to 'revolution'
'Workerists' and 'populists''Everything is political'; The state shifts course; Costs of insurrectionism; Taking stock; Stalemate; At the crossroads; Leap into the unknown; Government-in-waiting; Deadlock; End notes; 3 Contours of the transition; Big stakes, high risks; Taking the plunge; Breaking the rules; Terms of the deal; Hidden hazards; Tectonic shifts; Change and continuity; Bypassed; Salvaging the economic system; South Africa in the global economy; Shifting the terms of incorporation; The triumph of orthodoxy; Endnotes 4 Sticking to the rules: the evolution of post-apartheid economic policy Catching up; Back to school; Drawing pictures; Converted: ANC economic policy in the early 1990's; 'No alternative'; The quiet death of the MERG report; Marching with history; The myth of the weak state; Rude awakenings; The GEAR plan; Putting the best foot forward; Report cards; Defending GEAR; End notes; 5 All dressed up: the economy in the twenty-first century; Rewind: South Africa's economic makeover; Post-apartheid investment patterns; Nip and tuck: the conglomerates restructure Figure 5.1: Industry, value added, South Africa and various other middle-income countries, 1990-2008 Melting into the air: the financialisation of the economy; Figure 5.2: Gross fixed capital formation as percentages of GDP (2009 prices), South Africa, 1946-2008; Recap: a familiar story; The meanings of neoliberalism; Variations on a theme; 'Muddling along'?; Stuck in the middle; Back from repairs: black economic empowerment in the 2000's; The functions of BEE; State of denial; Figure 5.3: Annual GDP growth (%), South Africa, upper-middle-income and lower-income countries, 1990-2007 Figure 5.4: Annual percentage changes in GDP and GDP per capita, South Africa Responding to the recession; Reviving South Africa's industrial drive; Breaking the mould; The ecological frailty of South Africa's development path; Burning down the house; Hoodwinked; Shifting the blame; Untenable growth; New approaches to growth; End notes; 6 The world of work; Not hiring; Figure 6.1: Official unemployment rates, South Africa, September 2000 to March 2010; Recession; Explaining the 'jobs bloodbath'; Working poor; The myth of the magic portal; Holding the line; The state of the trade union movement Shifts underfoot |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822777103321 |
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Marais Hein
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| London ; ; New York, : Zed Books | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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South Africa pushed to the limit : the political economy of change
| South Africa pushed to the limit : the political economy of change |
| Autore | Marais Hein |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Place of publication not identified], : UCT Press, 2011 |
| Disciplina | 330.968 |
| ISBN | 1-920499-77-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910829585103321 |
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Marais Hein
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| [Place of publication not identified], : UCT Press, 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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