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The idea of a guaranteed minimum income has been central to British social policy debates for more than a century. Since the First World War, a variety of market economists, radical activists, and social reformers have emphasized the possibility of tackling poverty through direct cash transfers betw...
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Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford : |
| Publication Dates: | 2019. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: |
The idea of a guaranteed minimum income has been central to British social policy debates for more than a century. Since the First World War, a variety of market economists, radical activists, and social reformers have emphasized the possibility of tackling poverty through direct cash transfers between the state and its citizens. As manufacturing employment has declined and wage inequality has grown since the 1970s, cash benefits and tax credits have become an important source of income for millions of working-age households, including many low-paid workers with children. The nature and purp |
| Carrier Form: | xiv, 302 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [259]-291) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780198813262 0198813260 |
| Index Number: | HC79 |
| CLC: |
D756.122 F156.10 F156.147 |
| Call Number: | F156.147/S634 |