Introduction

Roberto Merrill (), Catarina Neves () and Bru Laín ()
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Roberto Merrill: University of Minho
Catarina Neves: University of Minho
Bru Laín: University of Barcelona

Chapter Chapter 1 in Basic Income Experiments, 2022, pp 1-36 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Unconditional basic income (UBI) has in the recent years recaptured the attention of many academics, policymakersPolicymakers, politiciansPoliticians, businessmen, activistsBasic incomeactivists, and all citizens concerned with the common good. This interest has largely been driven through the many contemporary UBI experiments. Such experiments have sparked debate on why a basic income should be implemented and given rise to objections on its desirability and feasibility. In the Introduction of the Book, we will present the main goals we wish to accomplish with the book, which includes answering the question “Why should we have basic income experiments?”. To answer the main question of the book, we interviewed 18 stakeholders who have been engaging in experimenting with unconditional cash grants. In this Introduction, we will also present each one of the stakeholders, and the case studies they have worked with, and which inspired many of the arguments present in the book.

Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-89120-6_1

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