CHAPTER 5. The Economic Arguments

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface ix
4. CHAPTER 1. Basic Income – Its Meaning and Historical Origins 1
5. CHAPTER 2. Basic Income as Social Justice 23
6. CHAPTER 3. Basic Income and Freedom 47
7. CHAPTER 4. Reducing Poverty, Inequality and Insecurity 71
8. CHAPTER 5. The Economic Arguments 95
9. CHAPTER 6. The Standard Objections 109
10. CHAPTER 7. The Affordability Issue 127
11. CHAPTER 8. The Implications for Work and Labour 155
12. CHAPTER 9. The Alternatives 185
13. CHAPTER 10. Basic Income and Development 217
14. CHAPTER 11. Basic Income Initiatives and Pilots 247
15. CHAPTER 12. The Political Challenge – How to Get There from Here 279
16. APPENDIX: HOW TO RUN A BASIC INCOME PILOT 299
17. LIST OF BIEN-AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS 317
18. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 321
19. NOTES 323
20. INDEXES 349