Basic Income
The Policy That Changes Everything
Elliott Johnson author Matthew Johnson author Daniel Nettle author Kate Pickett author Ian Robson author Howard Reed author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Bristol University Press
Publishing:27th May '25
£9.99
This title is due to be published on 27th May, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
Basic income can no longer be dismissed as a utopian idea — it’s being tested worldwide. But can it truly transform economies and societies?
This book dives into real-world examples, revealing how basic income reshapes lives. It explores the ripple effects of financial security—better health, stronger communities, more education, meaningful work, and engaged citizenship. By breaking the cycle of poverty, basic income unlocks access to essentials like food and housing, empowers people, and fuels long-term thinking and entrepreneurship
Tying together theory with groundbreaking evidence from real-world trials, this book shows why basic income isn’t just possible—it’s the vital solution to our age of crisis, paving the way for a fairer society.
“Basic income is an ethical imperative, a matter of common justice, freedom and basic security. In our age of uncertainty, it is the only policy that could give credence to so-called ‘securonomics’. This book shows it is also a matter of mental and physical health.” Guy Standing, author of Basic Income: And How We Can Make It Happen
"This accessible and clearly written book brings an original public health lens to the case for a basic income." Baroness Ruth Lister of Burtersett
“Just as it was once thought impossible that we would pay unemployment benefit to those without work, so too many cannot imagine the implementation of basic income. You don’t need to be in that group: read this book!” Danny Dorling, University of Oxford
“Universal Basic Income: A common sense policy and a common sense exploration of how transformational it would be for society." Dave Beck, University of Salford
ISBN: 9781447374008
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160 pages