In this informative book, Annie Miller does not only explore the idea of basic
income: she exhaustively explains what it is and what it would mean to
implement, using extensive economic data. Miller starts off from a broad,
existential position, outlining why the current system is no longer suitable
for the times and needs to change. Her proposed solution is a society with
BI, which she first outlines abstractly before diving into its internal workings,
explaining who would be eligible for BI, what would happen to the rest of
the welfare system, and other crucial details. Miller backs up her statements
with substantive economic research and analysis. She ends with a section on
how to achieve a society with BI, giving examples of pilot schemes
elsewhere and discussing the politics behind implementation. Thus she
brings the reader full circle from aspiring to a BI society, to seeing what it
would take to reach it.
