Unconditional Freedom : Universal Basic Income and Social Power, Paperback by...

by Casassas, David; Wark, Julie (TRN)

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Unconditional Freedom : Universal Basic Income and Social Power, Paperback by Casassas, David; Wark, Julie (TRN), ISBN 0745348637, ISBN-13 9780745348636, Like New Used, Free P&P in the UK 'A carefully argued case for basic income as central to a democratic transformation of society’ -- Carole Pateman, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, UCLA 'This path-breaking work throws new light on how we understand work, freedom, and emancipation in today’s highly precariatised and insecure world ... A must-read’ -- Sarath Davala, Chair, Basic Income Earth Network 'An ethical defence of basic income constructed on the value of republican freedom, an important proposal in an era of rentier capitalism that allows plutocrats to pocket more and more wealth’ -- Guy Standing, author of The Corruption of Capitalism and The Precariat 'Casassas traces the case for basic income to its traditional left-wing origins of combatting structural domination and unequal social power’ -- Jurgen De Wispelaere, Visiting Professor, University of Freiburg As the rich get richer and take more of our wealth, our democratic freedoms are also in danger. The elite are gaining large profits without contributing back to society, hollowing out our public services and institutions and preventing the vast majority of us from living our lives to the fullest. In Unconditional Freedom, David Casassas argues that for us to live freely, we need unconditional resources such as Universal Basic Income. In a sharp and lucid analysi

• ISBN: 9780745348636
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