Books by Richard Wilkinson
“In Act Now: A Vision for a New Social Contract and a Better Future, we show that it’s possible to raise well over £150 billion quickly by relatively modest progressive changes to income tax, including equalizing rates for dividends and other forms of income and bundling regressive national insurance into marginal rates, increasing corporation tax to German levels at 30%, introducing a proportional and progressive wealth tax on wealth over £2m and frequent flyer charges, reversing fuel duty freezes and eliminating the most morally and economically indefensible reliefs. Even accounting for avoidance, that is an enormous sum of money.” Read more...
The best books on Universal Basic Income
Matthew Johnson, Political Scientist
Interviews where books by Richard Wilkinson were recommended
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.
