' Basic Income is an idea whose time has come & Guy Standing has pioneered our understanding of it Standing's analysis is vital' Paul Mason' Guy Standing has been at the forefront of the movement for nearly 4 decades & in this superb & thorough survey he explains how it works & why it has the potential to revitalise life & democracy in our societies This is an essential book' Brian Eno Shouldn't everyone receive a stake in society's wealth? Could we create a fairer world by granting a guaranteed income to all? What would this mean for our health wealth & happiness? Basic Income is a regular cash transfer from the state received by all individual citizens It is an acknowledgement that everyone plays a part in generating the wealth currently enjoyed only by a few Political parties across the world are now adopting it as official policy & the idea generates headlines every day Guy Standing has been at the forefront of thought about Basic Income for the past thirty years & in this book he covers in authoritative detail its effects on the economy poverty work & labour; dissects & disproves the standard arguments against Basic Income; explains what we can learn from pilots across the world & illustrates exactly why a Basic Income has now become such an urgent necessity