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  • Basic Income

    A Radical Proposal for a Free Society and a Sane Economy

    by Philippe Van Parijs, Yannick Vanderborght ...
    “Powerful as well as highly engaging—a brilliant book.”—Amartya SenA Times Higher Education Book of the WeekIt may sound crazy to pay people whether or not they’re working or even looking for work. But the idea of providing an unconditional basic income to everyone, rich or poor, active or inactive, has long been advocated by such major thinkers as Thomas Paine, John Stuart Mill, and John Kenneth ... Read more

    $24.89 CAD

  • After the storm

    by Luuk van Middelaar, Philippe Van Parijs ...
    In his years as president of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy met with an impressive series of leading thinkers to discuss the future of Europe. He set the bar high by asking them to tell him something he had not heard before. The philosophers, economists, political scientists and legal experts who took up his invitation met the challenge brilliantly. In openhearted and stimulating ... Read more

    $19.29 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Arguing about justice

    Essays for Philippe Van Parijs

    Edited by Axel Gosseries, Philippe Vanderborght ...
    Series series Hors collections
    This book brings together fifty of today’s finest thinkers. They were asked to let their imaginations run free to advance new ideas on a wide range of social and political issues. They did so as friends, on the occasion of Philippe Van Parijs’s sixtieth birthday. Rather than restricting themselves to comments on his numerous writings, the authors engage with the topics on which he has focused his ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • It's Basic Income

    The Global Debate

    by Elizabeth Rhodes, Otto Lehto, Soumya Kapoor, Anke Hassel, Edward Whitfield, Uffe Elbæk, Jonathan Reynolds, Caroline Lucas, Roope Mokka, Karl Widerquist, Chris Oestereich0, Marcus Brancaglione1, Bruna Augusto2, Alexander De Roo3, Jenna van Draanen4, Roderick Benns5, Howard Reed6, Stewart Lansley7, Andrew Harrop9, Matt Zwolinski0, Annie Miller1, Sarath Davala2, Lousie Haagh3, Malcolm Torry4, Philippe Van Parijs5, Peter Beresford6, Ian Gough7, Francine Mestrum8, Brenton Caffin9, Katariina Rantanen0, Ruth Lister1, Vanessa Olorenshaw2, Ursula Barry3, Toby Deller4, Brian Eno5, Eduardo Rodriguez Montemayor6 ...
    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 ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

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    Essays on a Failing System

    by Wolfgang Streeck ...
    One of the “Best Books of the Year”: Guardian • Financial Times • Times Higher EducationA major collection of essays that questions whether contemporary capitalism will end with a bang or a whimper—from a leading political economist and the author of Buying Time.After years of ill health, capitalism is now in a critical condition. Growth has given way to stagnation; inequality is leading to ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD

  • The Social Structures of the Economy

    by Pierre Bourdieu ...
    Much orthodox economic theory is based on assumptions which are treated as self-evident: supply and demand are regarded as independent entities, the individual is assumed to be a rational agent who knows his interests and how to make decisions corresponding to them, and so on. But one has only to examine an economic transaction closely, as Pierre Bourdieu does here for the buying and selling of ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • Basic Income

    And How We Can Make It Happen

    by Guy Standing ...
    Series series Pelican Books
    'Basic Income is an idea whose time has come, and Guy Standing has pioneered our understanding of it...as we move into an age where work and leisure become blurred, and work dissociated from incomes, Standing's analysis is vital' Paul MasonShouldn't everyone receive a stake in society's wealth?Could we create a fairer world by granting a guaranteed income to all?What would this mean for our health ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Gen F'd?

    How Young Australians Can Reclaim Their Uncertain Futures

    by Alison Pennington ...
    Series series The Crikey Read
    In Gen F'd? economist Alison Pennington shows how the most educated generation in Australia’s history stands to be the first generation worse off than their parents, and gives young people the tools to create the change we need. This is the fifth book in The Crikey Read series from Crikey and Hardie Grant Books.Young people today are digital natives, encouraged to market their own uniqueness and ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Does Education Matter?

    Myths About Education and Economic Growth

    by Alison Wolf ...
    "Education, education, education" has become an obsession for politicians and the public alike. It is seen as an economic panacea: an engine for growth and prosperity. But is there a link between increased spending on higher eductaion and economicgrowth? Professor Alison Wolf takes a critical look at successive governments' education policy and challenges many of the tenets of received wisdom: ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Homo Economicus

    The (Lost) Prophet of Modern Times

    by Daniel Cohen ...
    Translated by Susan Emanuel ...
    The West has long defined the pursuit of happiness in economic terms but now, in the wake of the 2007-8 financial crisis, it is time to think again about what constitutes our happiness.In this wide-ranging new book, the leading economist Daniel Cohen traces our current malaise back to the rise of homo economicus: for the last 200 years, the modern world has defined happiness in terms of material ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD

  • Progressive Capitalism

    How to achieve economic growth, liberty and social justice

    by David Sainsbury ...
    The neo-liberalism that dominated economic thinking since the advent of Thatcher and Reagan is now seen to have serious flaws. Progressive Capitalism seeks to replace it with a new Progressive political economy, based on an analysis of why the growth rates of countries differ, and what firms have to do to achieve competitive advantage in today's global economy. The cornerstone of the political ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Cambridge Companion to International Law

    Edited by James Crawford, Martti Koskenniemi ...
    Series series Cambridge Companions to Law
    This intellectually rigorous introduction to international law encourages readers to engage with multiple aspects of the topic: as 'law' directing and shaping its subjects; as a technique for governing the world of states and beyond statehood; and as a framework within which several critical and constructivist projects are articulated. The articles situate international law in its historical and ... Read more

    $54.99 CAD