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.

Details

Subject(s)
Related name
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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