Unconditional Basic Income
March 26, 2018 - Presented by Professor Erik Olin Wright from the University of Wisconsin, hosted by THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND
March 26, 2018 - Presented by Professor Erik Olin Wright from the University of Wisconsin, hosted by THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND
Date / Time
2:00 pm 26/03/2018 -
3:15 pm 26/03/2018
Room
ViewPoint, Building 33, Union Road
Location
The University of Queensland, Saint Lucia QLD, Australia
RSVP
lcc@uq.edu.au by 22 March
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The idea of unconditional basic income occupies a peculiar place on the political and ideological landscape. Versions of UBI are being defended both by left-wing progressives like Guy Standing and by right-wing libertarians like Charles Murray. Both versions share a common idea: means-tested, targeted income transfer programs are replaced by an unconditional basic income given to all. Where they differ is in how generous is the proposed basic income, what range of programs would be eliminated when a UBI is introduced, and who precisely will be eligible for the UBI. This talk will make four interconnected arguments in defense of the expansive, progressive version of Unconditional Basic Income:
Erik Olin Wright is Vilas Distinguished Research Professor at the University of Wisconsin. His academic work has been centrally concerned with reconstructing the Marxist tradition in ways that attempt to make it more relevant to contemporary concerns and more cogent as a scientific framework of analysis. He was president of the American Sociological Association in 2011–12. His most recent books include Envisioning Real Utopias (2010); American Society: how it really works (with Joel Rogers 2011 and 2015); Understanding Class (2015); and Alternatives to Capitalism (with Robin Hahnel).
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