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Universal Basic Income
The idea has been around for a while, but it's only recently begun to gain attention as well as some mainstream support. With employment in long-term decline due to demographics, automation and digital transformation, a growing number of experts are touting UBI as a means of managing changing labor dynamics.
Summaries
The War on Normal People
The Truth About America's Disappearing Jobs and Why Universal Basic Income Is Our Future
Hachette Book Group USA, 2018
Capitalism in the Age of Robots
Work, Income and Wealth in the 21st Century
Institute for New Economic Thinking, 2018
Basic Income
A simple and powerful idea for the twenty-first century
Université catholique de Louvain, 2005
What Happens if Robots Take the Jobs?
The Impact of Emerging Technologies on Employment and Public Policy
Brookings Institution, 2015