Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Prologue 1
4. 1. The Instrument of Freedom 4
5. 2. Basic Income and Its Cousins 29
6. 3. Prehistory: Public Assistance and Social Insurance 51
7. 4. History: From Utopian Dream to Worldwide Movement 70
8. 5. Ethically Justifiable? Free Riding Versus Fair Shares 99
9. 6. Economically Sustainable? Funding, Experiments, and Transitions 133
10. 7. Politically Achievable? Civil Society, Parties, and the Back Door 170
11. 8. Viable in the Global Era? Multi-Level Basic Income 216
12. Epilogue 245
13. Notes 249
14. Bibliography 325
15. Acknowledgments 373
16. Index 375