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ABOUT „WELFARE FOR MARKETS: A GLOBAL HISTORY OF BASIC INCOME“ (CHICAGO UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2023)
The idea of a government paying its citizens to keep them out of poverty—now known as basic income—is hardly new. Often dated as far back as ancient Rome, basic income’s modern conception truly emerged in the late nineteenth century. Yet as one of today’s most controversial proposals, it draws supporters from across the political spectrum.
In this eye-opening work, Anton Jäger and Daniel Zamora Vargas trace basic income from its rise in American and British policy debates following periods of economic tumult to its modern relationship with technopopulist figures in Silicon Valley. They chronicle how the idea first arose in the United States and Europe as a market-friendly alternative to the postwar welfare state and how interest in the policy has grown in the wake of the 2008 credit crisis and COVID-19 crash.
An incisive, comprehensive history, Welfare for Markets tells the story of how a fringe idea conceived in economics seminars went global, revealing the most significant shift in political culture since the end of the Cold War. (Text: Chicago UP)
SPEAKERS
Anton Jäger, Catholic University of Leuven
Daniel Zamora Vargas, Free University of Brussels
MODERATION
Danilo Scholz, KWI
ORGANISER
Organised by the Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities Essen (KWI) as part of the annual theme „More or Less“.
Information on participating / attending:
Participation is free of charge. There is no registration necessary.
For participation on Zoom a link will be provided on the KWI website.
Date:
01/18/2024 18:00 - 01/18/2024
Event venue:
Kulturwissenschaftliches Institut Essen (KWI)
Goethestr. 31
45128 Essen
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Germany
Target group:
Scientists and scholars, all interested persons
Email address:
Relevance:
international
Subject areas:
Cultural sciences, History / archaeology, Philosophy / ethics, Politics, Social studies
Types of events:
Presentation / colloquium / lecture
Entry:
11/24/2023
Sender/author:
Miriam Wienhold
Department:
Pressestelle
Event is free:
yes
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event75779
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