{"product_id":"money-for-everyone-9781447311249","title":"Money for Everyone","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis much-needed book analyses the social, economic and labour market advantages of a Citizen's Income in the UK. It also contains international comparisons and links with broader issues around the meaning of poverty and inequality, making a valuable contribution to the debate around benefits.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"provides a wide ranging but general introduction for those who are new to the subject, while offering those with more familiarity a useful compendium of recent literatures and debates.\" Social Policy \u0026amp; Administration\u003cbr\u003e\"Malcolm Torry delivers a blockbuster argument in favour of a Citizen's Income to wholly or partially replace current benefits.\" customer review, Amazon\u003cbr\u003e\"The ideal of a Citizen’s Income is a challenging framework to reflect on. But ... all governments ... should seriously consider it, and Malcolm Torry certainly shows how to make it a reality.\" LSE Review of Books\u003cbr\u003e\"Citizen's Income is a big idea whose time might at last have come. Malcolm Torry's book could play a part in making that happen. Everyone should read it.\" Professor Hartley Dean, London School of Economics\u003cbr\u003e“Comprehensive and persuasive, this book debunks the current orthodoxies on welfare reform, and sets out a radical alternative to coercion and 'targeting' - a universal, unconditional, non-withdrawable payment for every citizen.” Bill Jordan, Professor of Social Policy, Plymouth University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA note on terminology; Imagine …; How did we get to where we are now?; Why do some reform proposals succeed, and some fail?; How might we implement a Citizen’s Income?; Has it ever happened?; Criteria for a benefits system: coherence and administrative simplicity; Criteria for a benefits system: the family, then, now, and in the future; Criteria for a benefits system: incentives, efficiency, and dignity; Criteria for a benefits system: the labour market, then, now, and in the future; Would people work?; Would a Citizen’s Income be an answer to poverty, inequality, and injustice?; Who should receive a Citizen’s Income?; Is a Citizen’s Income politically feasible?; Can we afford a Citizen’s Income?; Alternatives to a Citizen’s Income; What can a Citizen’s Income not cope with?; A brief summary; Afterword.","brand":"Bristol University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040036159831,"sku":"9781447311249","price":77.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781447311249.jpg?v=1750945579","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/money-for-everyone-9781447311249","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}