Basic income : a transformative policy for India

Basic income a transformative policy for India

"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...

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Other Authors: Davala, Sarath, author (author), Jhabvala, Renana, author, Mehta, Soumya Kapoor, author, Standing, Guy, author
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : Bloomsbury Academic, An imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 2015.
Subjects:
Income > India > Madhya Pradesh.
Madhya Pradesh (India) > Economic policy.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009684821406719
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • 1. The Transformative Challenge
  • 2. Basic Income Defined
  • 3. A Little More, How Much It Is
  • 4. Escaping the Debt Trap
  • 5. Creeping Towards Social Citizenship
  • 6. From Subsidised Malnutrition to Healthy Development
  • 7. Agency and Cultural Citizenship
  • 8. Rolling Out Basic Income
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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