This book brings together scholars from the fields of politics, philosophy, sociology, anthropology and economics, to explore pathways towards implementing a Basic Income in Australia. It is the first book of its kind to outline avenues for implementation of a basic income specifically for...

Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction--Jill M Jensen and Nelson Lichtenstein -- Part I. Beyond Europe: The ILO Encounters the Pacific World -- 1. A Sea of Difference: The ILO and the Search for Common...

Global developments in basic income have reinvigorated political debates on the necessity of progressing to universal basic income implementation. Basic income is a powerful strategy for addressing poverty gaps and growing inequality. This book provides new insights and strategies from an...