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REDESIGNING DISTRIBUTION
BASIC INCOME AND STAKEHOLDER GRANTS AS CORNERSTONES FOR AN EGALITARIAN CAPITALISM |
| By: |
Bruce A. Ackerman, Erik Olin Wright (Editor) |
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Hardback |
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£45.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1844670147 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781844670147 |
| Publisher: |
VERSO BOOKS |
| Pub. date: |
1 May, 2005 |
| Series: |
Real Utopias Project v. 5 |
| Pages: |
320 |
| Description: |
This book explores two proposals that render contemporary capitalism dramatically more egalitarian. |
| Synopsis: |
In a system of basic income, as elaborated by Philippe van Paijs, all citizens are given a monthly stipend sufficiently high to provide them with a no-frills, but adequate standard of living. This monthly income is universal rather than meanstested, and it is unconditional - receiving the basic income does not depend upon performing any labour services or satisfying other conditions. It affirms the idea that as a matter of basic rights, no one should live in poverty in an affluent society. In a system of stakeholder grants, as discussed by Bruce Ackerman and Anne Alstott, all citizens, upon reaching the age of early adulthood receive a substantial one-time lump-sum grant sufficiently large so that all young adults would be significant wealth holders. Ackerman and Alstott propose that this grant be in the vicinity of $80,000 and would be financed by an annual wealth tax of roughly 2%. A system of stakeholder grants, they argue expresses a fundamental responsibility: everyone has an obligation to contribute to a fair starting point for all. |
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Illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Verso Books |
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Non-returnable |
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