Corporations and financiers have used their growing influence to induce governments and international organizations to construct a global framework of institutions and… — Guy Standing Corporations Copy Share Image
Public social services, infrastructural policies, and so on are vital. But a basic income should be part of a package of reforms. — Guy Standing Part Copy Share Image
A multi-tier social protection system must be based on a modest basic income so as to enable the precariat to build lives… — Guy Standing Balance Copy Share Image
“What Is Meant by ‘Basic’? The term ‘basic’ causes a lot of confusion. At the least, it means an amount that would… — Guy Standing Cybersecurity Copy Share Image
Means-tested benefits have one incredible feature in that they impose huge poverty traps. — Guy Standing Benefits Copy Share Image
“The Economist has produced a more sophisticated set of ‘back-of-the-envelope’ estimates in an interactive basic income calculator for all OECD countries.4 This… — Guy Standing People with disabilities Copy Share Image
“There is an oft-told story of a delegation going to the White House to present President Franklin D. Roosevelt with a policy… — Guy Standing Politics Copy Share Image
Many in the precariat know they have to spend considerable time just waiting for opportunities to arise. — Guy Standing Arise Copy Share Image
The precariat is the first class in history to be losing acquired rights - cultural, civil, social, economic, and political. — Guy Standing Class Copy Share Image
Think of how much time is spent looking and applying for jobs. Some of those who have read my book on the… — Guy Standing Book Copy Share Image
If you had a basic income, it would mean that everybody would have a base on top of which their earned income… — Guy Standing Earned Copy Share Image
“Politicians must find a way – or several ways for different groups – of framing basic income so as to outflank critics… — Guy Standing Money Copy Share Image
The Latin root of 'precariousness' is 'to obtain by prayer.' The precariat must ask for favours, for charity, to show obsequiousness, to… — Guy Standing Authority Copy Share Image
If schooling becomes little more than preparation for the job market and consumption, it cannot produce socially responsible and altruistic citizens. — Guy Standing Becomes Copy Share Image
“In Brazil, from 2008–14, a local NGO, ReCivitas Institute, gave a monthly basic income of about US$9 to 100 residents of Quatinga… — Guy Standing Sao paulo Copy Share Image
“My contention is that a basic income would increase both the amount and the productivity of ‘work’, and could also increase the… — Guy Standing Ancient greek Copy Share Image
“Environmental pollution is a regressive phenomenon, since the rich can find ways of insulating themselves from bad air, dirty water, loss of… — Guy Standing Air conditioning Copy Share Image
