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Anna Coote. The Case for Universal Basic Services
CONTENTS
List of Figures
Guide
Pages
The Case For series
The Case for Universal Basic Services
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Notes
1Why We Need This Change
Notes
2How Would It Work in Practice?
Responsibility
Power and devolution
Ownership
Funding arrangements
Degrees of participation
Conditionality
Entitlements
The role of the state
Common features
Notes
3The Benefits of UBS
Equality
Efficiency
Solidarity
Sustainability
Considering UBS alongside cash payments
Equality
Efficiency
Solidarity
Sustainability
Notes
4Rolling Out UBS: Meeting Needs for Care
Child care
Balancing quality, quantity and affordability
Public spending on child care
Returns on investment
In summary
Adult social care
Preventing need
Balancing quality, quantity and affordability
How services are provided
Paying for care
Returns on investment
In summary
Notes
5Rolling Out UBS: Housing, Transport, Information
Housing
Security
Sufficiency
Sustainability
Affordability
Returns on investment
In summary
Transport
Free bus services
A sufficient system
Affordability
Returns on investment
In summary
Information
Unequal access
A utility, not a commodity
Sufficient and affordable
Digital skills
Controlling the internet
Potential benefits
In summary
Reaching further with UBS: a note about food
Notes
6Challenges and Responses
Power and competence of government
Decision making
Profiteering by big corporations
Meeting resistance
How much would it cost and is it affordable?
Notes
Conclusions
Notes
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‘If the UK is so rich, why do so many of us feel so poor? Coote and Percy argue that by rethinking what, how and why we provide collectively, we can ensure that the economy and society works for everybody.’
Jonathan Portes, Kings College London
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‘This is an important contribution to the debate about the future of our public services, which have been so damaged by austerity. Arguing for more and better collectively-funded public services to reduce inequalities at the same time as promoting solidarity and sustainability, the evidence presented reveals the limitations of a “universal basic income”.’
Hilary Land, University of Bristol
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