Basic Income: An Anthology of Contemporary Research

by Widerquist, Karl (Editor), José A. Noguera (Editor), Yannick Vanderborght (Editor)

Basic Income: An Anthology of Contemporary Research presents a compilation of six decades of Basic Income literature. It includes the most influential empirical research and theoretical arguments on all aspects of the Basic Income proposal.


Includes six decades of the most influential literature on Basic Income
Includes unpublished and hard-to-find articles
The first major compendium on one of the most innovative political reform proposals of our age
Explores multidisciplinary views of Basic Income, with philosophical, economic, political, and sociological views
Features contributions from key and well-known philosophers and economists, including Atkinson, Simon, Friedman, Fromm, Gorz, Offe, Rawls, Pettit, Van Parijs, and more
Presents the best theoretical and empirical arguments for and against Basic Income

608 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 2013

Reviews

[Brandon Carper · Rating 5 out of 5]

A thorough introduction to UBI using academic articles instead of pop journalism. The book provides a balance of theory, research, and proposals. It was published in 2013, and I'd love to see it updated for the post-pandemic world. The nine sections include Freedom, Justice, Reciprocity and Exploitation, Feminism, Economics, Post-productivism, Implementation, Institutions (UBI-adjacent solutions), and Politics.

If you'd rather not pay $100+ on Amazon, you can download it for free from the author's website.

[Eric Bottorff · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very helpful overview of the literature.