<p><span>This Palgrave Pivot second edition argues that basic income is, in fact, affordable. The contributors approach the topic from the perspectives of three different countriesβCanada, Switzerland, and Australiaβto overcome objections that a universal program to keep all citizens above the pover
Basic Income
β Scribed by Davala, Sarath,Jhabvala, Renana,Standing, Guy,Mehta, Soumya Kapoor
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury UK
- Year
- 2015
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Library
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