Universal Basic Income and the Reshaping of Democracy

Download or read book Universal Basic Income and the Reshaping of Democracy written by Burkhard Wehner and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-12-28 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How, where and when can a universal basic income be put into political practice? This book discusses these questions by analyzing the political logic of a basic income and its controversial political and scientific implications. The author studies the institutions, rules, and decision-making processes of conventional democracies to reveal an institutional framework in which a universal basic income for all citizens could eventually become politically viable. The work addresses a broad range of topics, such as nationwide experiments with a basic income, voters’ support for the idea, and the effects of a basic income on business cycles and demographic policies. As such, it will appeal to anyone interested in the preconditions and implications of introducing a universal basic income.