It is widely assumed today that the "welfare state" is contracting or retrenching as an effect of the close scrutiny to which entitlement to social security benefits is being subject in most developed countries. In this book, 15 authorities from nine different countries - the UK, the...

"This book offers a way forward for alleviating human suffering, presenting a realistic roadmap for practical solutions to mass poverty. Arguing for a "global new deal," the authors provide a viable direction for structural reform to protect those left behind by the world economy."

In der Diskussion, wie die Krise unserer Sozialsysteme zu überwinden sei, wird immer häufiger auch das Element des (bedingungslosen) Grundeinkommens als steuerfinanziertes Basiseinkommen in Spiel gebracht. Der Autor (Jahrgang 1944), der als freier Publizist arbeitet, befürwortet eine...