What's wrong with a free lunch? / Philippe van Parijs ; foreword by Robert M. Solow ; edited by Joshua Cohen and Joel Rogers for Boston Review.

Author
Van Parijis, Philippe, 1951- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Boston, MA : Beacon Press, c2001.
Description
xviii, 137 p. ; 20 cm.

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    Subject(s)
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    Series
    New democracy forum. [More in this series]
    Summary note
    Proposes a Universal Basic Income (UBI) policy, under which all adult members of society would be guaranteed a basic income.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-135).
    Action note
    Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)
    Contents
    • A basic income for all / Philippe van Parijs
    • What about reciprocity? / William A. Galston
    • UBI and the flat tax / Herbert A. Simon
    • Falling in love again / Wade Rathke
    • Security and laissez-faire / Emma Rothschild
    • Subsidize wages / Edmund S. Phelps
    • UBI and the work ethic / Brian Barry
    • Optional freedoms / Elizabeth Anderson
    • Good for women / Anne L. Alstott
    • Dignity and deprivation / Ronald Dore
    • Why pay Bill Gates? / Fred Block
    • Something for nothing / Robert E. Goodin
    • A debate we need / Katherine McFate
    • The big picture / Peter Edelman
    • On liberty / Gar Alerovitz
    • Pathways from here / Claus Offe.
    Other title(s)
    Boston review (Cambridge, Mass. : 1982)
    ISBN
    0807047139 (pbk. : alk. paper)
    LCCN
    ^^^00012254^
    OCLC
    45283317
    RCP
    H - S
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