In the Balance : : the case for a universal basic income in South Africa and beyond /

In the Balance : : the case for a universal basic income in South Africa and beyond / / Hein Marais.

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Examines the need and prospects for a UBI As jobs disappear and wages flat-line, paid work is an increasingly fragile and unattainable basis for dignified life. This predicament, deepened by the COVID-19 pandemic, is sparking urgent debates about alternatives such as a universal basic income (UBI)....

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Marais, Hein,
Place / Publishing House:Johannesburg : : Wits University Press,, 2022.
©2022
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 299 pages) :; illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • Behind the idea of a universal basic income
  • The crisis of waged work
  • The attractions of a universal basic income
  • Testing the arguments against
  • Financing a universal basic income
  • The politics and economics of a universal basic income - Conclusion - Bibliography
  • Index.

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