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Utopia for realists: Rutger Bregman ; translated from the Dutch by Elizabeth Manton.

Utopia for realists: Rutger Bregman ; translated from the Dutch by Elizabeth Manton.
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321.7/BRE
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321.7/BRE
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ISBN 9781408890264
9781408893210
Shelf Location 321.7/BRE
Society & Culture
Author Bregman, Rutger, 1988- author.
Title Utopia for realists / Rutger Bregman ; translated from the Dutch by Elizabeth Manton.
Publication Details London:
©2017. Bloomsbury,
Collation 316 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm ;
Bibliography Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents The Return of Utopia -- Why We Should Give Free Money to Everyone -- The End of Poverty -- The Bizarre Tale of President Nixon and His Basic Income Bill -- New Figures for a New Era -- A Fifteen-Hour Workweek -- Why It Doesn't Pay to Be a BAnker -- Race Against the Machine -- Beyond the Gates of the Land of Plenty -- How Ideas Change the World.
Abstract/Summary We live in a time of unprecedented upheaval, with questions about the future, society, work, happiness, family and money, and yet no political party of the right or left is providing us with answers. Rutger Bregman, a bestselling Dutch historian, explains that it needn't be this way. Bregman shows that we can construct a society with visionary ideas that are, in fact, wholly implementable. Every milestone of civilization - from the end of slavery to the beginning of democracy - was once considered a utopian fantasy. New utopian ideas such as universal basic income and a 15-hour work week can become reality in our lifetime. This guide to a revolutionary yet achievable utopia is supported by multiple studies, lively anecdotes and numerous success stories. From a Canadian city that once completely eradicated poverty, to Richard Nixon's near implementation of a basic income for millions of Americans, Bregman takes us on a journey through history, beyond the traditional left-right divides, as he introduces ideas whose time has come
Subject Quality of life
Consumption (Economics) -- Philosophy
Guaranteed annual wage
Money
Other Author Manton, Elizabeth
Alternate Title Utopia for realists and how we can get there
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