Universal Basic Income and the Reshaping of Democracy 9783030058272, 9783030058289

Table of contents :
Intro
Contents
1 Introduction
2 Basic Income-A Project for Generations
2.1 Unconditional Basic Income-A Consensus-Building Term?
2.2 The Transition to the Basic Income System-An Impossible Task?
References
3 A Long-Term Vision
3.1 Maximal Market Transparency
3.2 Maximal Transparency in Redistribution
3.3 Basic Income and Social Security
3.4 Basic Income, Minimum Wage and Full Employment Guarantee
3.5 Optimization, Not Maximization
References
4 Basic Income in Other Policy Areas
4.1 Basic Income and Business Cycle Policy
4.2 Basic Income and Demographic Policy 4.3 Basic Income for Nations in NeedReferences
5 Common Objections to Basic Income
5.1 Tax Burden and Work Incentives
5.2 Further Objections
References
6 The Role of Pilot Studies
6.1 Experiments to Date
6.2 The Logic of Basic Income Studies
6.3 The Case for Nationwide Experiments
6.4 Candidates for Nationwide Experiments
6.5 Principles of Sponsoring
6.6 Potential Sponsors
6.7 Epistemic Objectives
References
7 Basic Income, Demographic Structure and the Size of the State
References
8 Basic Income and the Reshaping of Democracy
8.1 Intellectual Overburdening of Policymakers 8.2 Basic Income States-Involuntary Associations?8.3 Intellectual Overburdening of Citizens
References
9 A Project for the 22nd Century?
9.1 Two Basic Errors
9.2 Formation of Consciousness
9.3 The Political Detour as a Shortcut
9.4 The Future of Basic Income Activism

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