Books by Daniel Nettle
“The book really does set out the way in which introducing a scheme like this transforms everything. By increasing the amount of resources that people at the bottom end of society have access to, we massively improve nutrition, housing, and the satisfaction of other basic needs. By increasing security of payment, we enable people to leave abusive and exploitative situations in the home and in the workplace, and by increasing predictability of payment, we enable people to invest in the long term” Read more...
The best books on Universal Basic Income
Matthew Johnson, Political Scientist
Linguistic Diversity
by Daniel Nettle
Equatorial countries have far more languages per unit area than anywhere else. Nettle conjectures some explanations as to why this should be
Interviews where books by Daniel Nettle were recommended
The best books on The History and Diversity of Language, recommended by Nicholas Ostler
The scholar of language tells us about the progress of the spoken word from 3000 BC to today, how two languages disappear every month, and the 50,000-word novel written without using the letter “e”
The best books on Universal Basic Income, recommended by Matthew Johnson
Is basic income a viable policy that changes everything? Matthew Johnson, Professor of Public Policy at Northumbria University, and other members of the ‘Common Sense Policy Group’ think so. He introduces us to the political philosophy behind basic income, how it works, and some of its potential outcomes.
