isbn 90 5356 461 6 16 x 24 cm, 290 pages, paperback, 2000 English € 34,80 |
Loek Groot,
Robert-Jan van der Veen Basic Income on the Agenda Policy Objectives and Political Chances Persisting unemployment, poverty and social exclusion, labour market
flexibility, job insecurity and higher wage inequality, changing patterns
of work and family life are among the factors that exert pressure on
welfare states in Europe. This book explores the potential of an
unconditional basic income, without means test or work requirement, to
meet the challenges posed by the new social question, compared to policies
of subsidized insertion in work. It also assesses the political chances of
basic income in various European countries. These themes are highly
relevant to policy-makers in the field of labour markets and social
security, economists, political philosophers, and a social science
audience in general. |