Basic income, the whole world talks about it. Experiences, proposals and experiments this is the title of a new book by Sandro Gobetti and Luca Santini, with a preface by Andrea Fumagalli, published by GoWare Edizioni (March 2018).
Description
At the dawn of a new great transformation with the advent of the technological revolution, robotics and artificial intelligence, and in the age of major crises (economic, financial, political and ecologic), comes the echo of a proposal that opens unpublished scenarios: a basic income for all. In the era of the capitalism as a unique economic model, the idea of a guaranteed income rises up as one of the main human rights.
From experiences of minimum income inEuropean countries to the experimentation of an unconditional basic income around the planet, the right to a guaranteed income becomes key to fully enter, with confidence, in the third millennium. A book of agile and quick reading, written by two major Italian experts, helps to understand where we are and what we can expect.
Summary
Preface by Andrea Fumagalli
Introduction
Guaranteed minimum income and basic income
universal
Protection against social risks and minimum income: from welfare state to guarantee income
Unemployment insurance and minimum income in Europe
Systems and models of protection in European countries
What this means in practice: some examples
The universal and unconditional basic income
People talk about it everywhere. The state of the art of experimentation in the world
Africa at the forefront
What happens in Latin America
Back in the “first world”: North America
Asia, a crossroads of experimentation
The old continent that wants to reinvent itself
The debate and the proposals in Italy
Without income, without a network
A categorial and fragmented welfare
Moving situation
Essential principles for a possible proposal
Relations with unemployment benefits
Beneficiaries’ platform
The question of accessibility
Basic Income amount
Connection with the service system
Individuality
Basic Income duration
The principle of congruence
To find out more: bibliographic references for topics
European models of guaranteed minimum income
Social and labor transformations and basic income
The fourth industrial revolution, artificial intelligence, robotics and basic income
Authors
Sandro Gobetti, independent researcher and author of articles with a particular enphasis on guaranteed income. He collaborated on the 4/2009 law definition about minimum guaranteed income in the Lazio Region, and the national proposal law for guaranteed income. He is a founding member and coordinator of the Basic Income Network-Italy.
Luca Santini, lawyer, expert on migration law and social security law and has signed several articles. Has collaborated on the proposed law for guaranteed minimum income in Italy. He is the president and founder of the Basic Income Network-Italy.
Sandro Gobetti, Luca Santini, “Reddito di base – Tutto il mondo ne parla [Basic income – the whole world talks about it]“, Goware, 2018 (in Italian)
This article has been reviewed by André Coelho
Is this book available (or going to be available) in English? Or is it already available in English?
Hi,
I don’t think so, but please ask Sandro Gobetti (sandro.gobetti@bin-italia.org).
Cheers,
André
Ciao,
at the moment is in Italian language… we will try to ask to the editor to translate in English. If we have a positive answer sure you will find the news here in BIEN News web site
all the best
Ciao,
at the moment is in Italian language… we will try to ask to the editor to translate in English. If we have a positive answer sure you will find the news here in BIEN News web site
all the best
Hi! It would be great if this book is also published in English! After all there are more people that understand English than Italian ? Having it translated should not cost a lot and it would be very nice if it is possible to order digital version.
Hi Roos,
You might want to speak to Sandro Gobetti (sandro.gobetti@bin-italia.org) on this issue.
Best,
Ciao,
at the moment is in Italian language… we will try to ask to the editor to translate in English. If we have a positive answer sure you will find the news here in BIEN News web site
all the best