Basic Income Guarantee and Politics: International Experiences and Perspectives on the Viability of Income Guarantee

By Richard K. Caputo

Book Overview

Introduction: Hopes and Realities of Adopting Unconditional Basic Income Guarantee Schemes; R.K.Caputo On the Political Feasibility of the Basic Income Guarantee: Theoretical Considerations; J.D.Wispelaere & J.A.Noguera PART I: HOPES The Best Income Transfer Program for Modern Economies; E.M.Suplicy An Anniversary Note - BIEN's 25th; G.Standing PART II: REALITIES European Union Countries Finland: Institutional Resistance of the Welfare State against a Basic Income; M.Ikkala Germany: Far, though Close: Problems and Prospects of BI in Germany; S.Liebermann Ireland: Pathways to a Basic Income in Ireland; S.Healy & B.Reynolds Netherlands: Final Piece of the Welfare State is Still to Come; M.Hasslet Spain: Basic Income from Social Movements to Parliament and Back Again; D.Ravent?s, J.Wark, & D.Casassas PART II: OTHER OECD COUNTRIES Australia: Will Basic Income Have a Second Coming?; J.Tomlinson Canada: A Guaranteed Income Framework to Address Poverty and Inequality?; J.P.Mulvale & Y.Vanderborght Japan: Political Change after the Economic Crisis Introduces Universalist Benefit; T.Yamamori Mexico: The First Steps toward Basic Income; P.Yanes United Kingdom: Only for Children?; M.Torry United States of America; R.K.Caputo PART III: OTHER COUNTRIES Iran: A Bumpy Road toward Basic Income; H.Tabatabai

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349297623
• ISBN13: 9781349297627
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"