About the Book:

Can we afford to implement a basic income?

In this cost of living crisis, can we afford not to?

This clear and concise book presents readers across the world with the fundamentals of basic income at an accessible level. It also provides a useful resource for both opinion-formers and activists, helping them to refine their arguments about the complexities hidden within this seemingly simple concept.

The dream of true wellbeing and financial security for all could become a reality.

Reviews:

I do not believe it is possible to find another book on ubi written so simply and yet with so much content. – VALEERIJA KOROŠEC, sociologist, social policy specialist, Slovenia

As well as introducing and advocating for a basic income for all with her usual passion and commitment, Annie Miller presents an objective, robust and rigorous analysis and prescription for how a UBI could be launched to the benefit of all in society, and in the economy. An essential read and handbook wherever you are. – PROFESSOR MIKE DANSON, Chair of Basic Income Network Scotland

An invaluable guide to the concepts and jargon associated with debates on welfare reform, this book will be appreciated by students of social security systems and their teachers, as well as providing a succinct and clear guide for campaigners. It is particularly useful in an era when terms like minimum income guarantees, negative income tax and tax credits are often poorly understood by non-experts. – ANNE GRAY, Trustee of Citizen’s Basic Income Trust

This is a clear, concise, and complete work that should be in the library of every supporter of basic income (BI). PETER KNIGHT, BIEN

Praise for Annie Miller:

A beautifully concise yet competent and comprehensive introduction to basic income by one of the founding members of the international basic income movement. – PHILIPPE VAN PARIJS, Chair of BIEN’s International Advisory Board, on Essentials of Basic Income

… the book is set out clearly and concisely with easy-to-follow chapters. The methodical presentation enables readers to understand and absorb fundamentals. More than that: they will come from it persuaded and equipped to make the arguments themselves for a Basic Income system. … I recommend the book as a good starting point for readers interested in Basic Income and in trying to understand its positive aspects. – KATRINA McCREA, in SESAME, No. 236, on Essentials of Basic Income