{"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":"paperback","offer_id":50192108159253,"sku":"rhb1789930511374","price":21.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"ebook (US)","offer_id":50192108192021,"sku":"iys1789930511375","price":7.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"ebook (UK)","offer_id":50192108224789,"sku":"ksx1789930511376","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0878\/5349\/8645\/files\/redesigning-distribution_1.jpg?v=1789930517","url":"https:\/\/zenmatfitk.shop\/products\/redesigning-distribution","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}