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1 online resource |
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FC ; Half title; Also available from Bloomsbury; Title; Copyright; Contents; Abbreviations; Prologue; 1 The Transformative Challenge ; 2 Launching Basic Income in Madhya Pradesh ; 3 Basic Income's Emancipatory Value ; 4 The Impact on Living Conditions ; 5 The Impact on Nutrition ; 6 From Ill-Health to Regular Medicine ; 7 Schooling: Loosening Constraints, Boosting Education? ; 8 Work, Productivity and Growth ; 9 Women's Status: Empowerment, Identity and Citizenship ; 10 No Longer Last nor Least The Elderly and the Disabled ; 11 The Transformative Potential |
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Appendix: Variables Used in RegressionsBibliography; Index; Plate Section |
| Summary |
Would it be possible to provide people with a basic income as a right? The idea has a long history. This book draws on two pilot schemes conducted in the Indian State of Madhya Pradesh, in which thousands of men, women and children were provided with an unconditional monthly cash payment. In a context in which the Indian government at national and state levels spends a vast amount on subsidies and selective schemes that are chronically expensive, inefficient, inequitable and subject to extensive corruption, there is scope for switching at least some of the spending to a modest basic income. Th |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from pdf information screen (EBSCO, viewed November 26, 2014) |
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Basic income -- India
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Negative income tax -- India
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Basic income -- India -- Madhya Pradesh -- Case studies
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Negative income tax -- India -- Madhya Pradesh -- Case studies
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- Macroeconomics.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Economic Conditions.
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Basic income
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Negative income tax
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India
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India -- Madhya Pradesh
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Case studies
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Jhabvala, Renana, author.
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Mehta, Soumya Kapoor, author
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Standing, Guy, author.
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| ISBN |
9781472583130 |
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1472583132 |
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