Basic Income in Australia and New Zealand

Perspectives from the Neoliberal Frontier

J Mays editor G Marston editor J Tomlinson editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan

Published:2nd Mar '16

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Basic Income in Australia and New Zealand cover

Basic income is an innovative, powerful egalitarian response to widening global inequalities and poverty experiences in society, one that runs counter to the neoliberal transformations of modern welfare states, social security, and labor market programs. This book is the first collective volume of its kind to ask whether a basic income offers a viable solution to the income support systems in Australia and New Zealand. Though often neglected in discussions of basic income, both countries are advanced liberal democracies dominated by neoliberal transformations of the welfare state, and therefore have great potential to advance debates on the topic. The contributors' essays and case studies explore the historical basis on which a basic income program might stand in these two countries, the ideological nuances and complexities of implementing such a policy, and ideas for future development that might allow the program to be put into practice regionally and applied internationally.

“The authors of this book present diverse and persuasive arguments for a BI, specifically for Australia and New Zealand. The excellent introduction sketches history and context, and provides an overview of BI which will be invaluable both to readers new to the subject and to specialists. … This book should be open on the desk of every politician and policymaker in the region.” (Jonathan Barrett, Labour & Industry, Vol. 26 (4), 2016)

ISBN: 9781137535313

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 499g

268 pages

1st ed. 2016