Is a Universal Basic Income the answer to an increasingly precarious job landscape?


Could it bring greater financial freedom for women, tackle the issue of unpaid but essential work, cut poverty and promote greater choice? Or is it a dead-end utopian ideal that distracts from more practical and cost-effective solutions?


Contributors from musician Brian Eno, think tank Demos Helsinki, innovators such as California’s Y Combinator Research and prominent academics such as Peter Beresford OBE offer a variety of perspectives from across the globe on the politics and feasibility of basic income.


Sharing research and insights from a variety of nations – including India, Finland, Uganda, Brazil and Canada - the collection provides a comprehensive guide to the impact this innovative idea could have on work, welfare and inequality in the 21st century.

Contributions by: Elizabeth Rhodes, Otto Lehto, Soumya Kapoor, Anke Hassel, Edward Whitfield, Uffe Elbæk, Jonathan Reynolds, Caroline Lucas, Roope Mokka, Karl Widerquist, Chris Oestereich, Marcus Brancaglione, Bruna Augusto, Alexander De Roo, Jenna van Draanen, Roderick Benns, Howard Reed, Stewart Lansley, Andrew Harrop, Matt Zwolinski, Annie Miller, Sarath Davala, Lousie Haagh, Malcolm Torry, Philippe Van Parijs, Peter Beresford, Ian Gough, Francine Mestrum, Caroline Lucas, Brenton Caffin, Katariina Rantanen, Ruth Lister, Vanessa Olorenshaw, Ursula Barry, Toby Deller, Brian Eno, Eduardo Rodriguez Montemayor