Promoting Income Security as a Right
Promoting Income Security as a Right

Author: Guy Standing

Publisher: Anthem Press

Published: 2005-03-01

Total Pages: 628

ISBN-13: 085728732X

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This book is about an idea that has a long and distinguished pedigree, the idea of a right to a basic income. This means having a modest income guaranteed – a right without conditions, just as every citizen should have the right to clean water, fresh air and a good education.

What Role for Government?
What Role for Government?

Author: Richard Zeckhauser

Publisher: Duke Press Policy Studies

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13:

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The vital debates on government today are concerned with its social role, its participation in the economy, and its redistributive responsibilities. These functions, not defined in the Constitution, reflect the evolution of society and its values and the powerful but jerky hand of the political process.