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About this book
'A carefully argued case for basic income as central to a democratic transformation of society' Carole Pateman, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, UCLA
'This path-breaking work throws new light on how we understand work, freedom, and emancipation in today's highly precariatised and insecure world... A must-read' Sarath Davala, Chair, Basic Income Earth Network
As the rich get richer and take more of our wealth, our democratic freedoms are also in danger. The elite are gaining large profits without contributing back to society, hollowing out our public services and institutions and preventing the vast majority of us from living our lives to the fullest.
In Unconditional Freedom, David Casassas argues that for us to live freely, we need unconditional resources such as Universal Basic Income. In a sharp and lucid analysis, he shows that UBI would not only liberate us from the nightmare of social exclusion and precarious employment, it would also increase our bargaining power as individuals and collectives, opening doors to democratise our lives.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction: Cap and Life
- Part I: Cartographies of Social (Dis)order: Why Something Like a Basic Income?
- Part II: Holding the Gaze: Republicanism and Democracy
- Part III: Flexible, Multi-Active Lives: The Dimensions of Social Power
- Part IV: The Dream Is Over: Post-neoliberalism (or Why a Basic Income Now and How)
- Epilogue: Unconditional Freedom at the Frontiers of Capitalism
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index