{"product_id":"redesigning-distribution","title":"Redesigning Distribution","description":"Volume V in the acclaimed Real Utopias Project series, edited by Erik Olin Wright.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAre there ways that contemporary capitalism can be rendered a dramatically more egalitarian economic system without destroying its productivity and capacity for growth?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book explores two proposals, unconditional basic income and stakeholder grants, that attempt just that. In a system of basic income, as elaborated by Philippe van Parijs, all citizens are given a monthly stipend sufficient to provide them with a no-frills but adequate standard of living. This monthly income is universal rather than means-tested, and it is unconditional - receiving the basic income does not depend upon performing any labor services or satisfying other conditions. It affirms the idea that as a matter of basic rights, no one should live in poverty in an affluent society. In a system of stakeholder grants, as discussed by Bruce Ackerman and Anne Alstott, all citizens upon reaching the age of early adulthood receive a substantial one-time lump-sum grant sufficiently large so that all young adults would be significant wealth holders. Ackerman and Alstott propose that this grant be in the vicinity of $80,000 and be financed by an annual wealth tax of roughly 2 percent. A system of stakeholder grants, they argue, \"expresses a fundamental responsibility: every American has an obligation to contribute to a fair starting point for all.\"","brand":"Verso Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54250060415320,"sku":"9781844675173","price":21.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781844675173.jpg?v=1765672235","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/redesigning-distribution","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}