Universal Basic Income and the Reshaping of Democracy

How, where and when can a universal basic income be put into political practice? This book discusses these questions by analyzing the political logic of a basic income and its controversial political and scientific implications. The author studies the institutions, rules, and decision-making processes of conventional democracies to reveal an institutional framework in which a universal basic income for all citizens could eventually become politically viable. The work addresses a broad range of topics, such as nationwide experiments with a basic income, voters' support for the idea, and the effects of a basic income on business cycles and demographic policies. As such, it will appeal to anyone interested in the preconditions and implications of introducing a universal basic income.

Studies the institutional preconditions needed to make a basic income broadly acceptable among citizens Discusses nationwide experiments with a basic income Addresses a broad range of topics, such as voters' support, welfare effects, and demographic policies

Autorentext

Burkhard Wehner is an independent scholar and theorist in economics and political science. He has developed alternative theories and political concepts of democracy, social and monetary policy, and the labor market. He also writes fiction on related subjects.

Inhalt
Introduction.- Basic Income: A Project for Generations.- A Long-Term Vision.- Basic Income in Other Policy Areas.- Common Objections to Basic Income.- The Role of Pilot Studies.- Basic Income, Demographic Structure and the Size of the State.- Basic Income and the Reshaping of Democracy.- Project for the 22nd Century?.- Bibliography.