The essay analyzes the issue of basic income in North America. In particular, it focuses pri- marily on the academic debate that developed during the 1960s. Subsequently, it scrutinizes the negative income tax project proposed during Nixon’s Presidency and the pilot projects launched in the United States and Canada during the 1970s. Finally, it focuses on the current debate, explains the reasons why basic income has practically disappeared from the political agenda and analyzes the Ontario Basic Income Pilot and the Alaska Permanent Fund Divi- dend. Eventually, the paper highlights the need to consider the context conditions to fruitfully assess the impact of a basic income.
Precomprensione ideologica vs. analisi fattuale: la parabola del Basic income nel contesto nordamericano
Edmondo Mostacci
2019-01-01
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The essay analyzes the issue of basic income in North America. In particular, it focuses pri- marily on the academic debate that developed during the 1960s. Subsequently, it scrutinizes the negative income tax project proposed during Nixon’s Presidency and the pilot projects launched in the United States and Canada during the 1970s. Finally, it focuses on the current debate, explains the reasons why basic income has practically disappeared from the political agenda and analyzes the Ontario Basic Income Pilot and the Alaska Permanent Fund Divi- dend. Eventually, the paper highlights the need to consider the context conditions to fruitfully assess the impact of a basic income.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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