Utopia for Realists
by Rutger Bregman
Buy on AmazonUtopia for Realists: The Case for a Universal Basic Income, Open Borders, and a 15-hour Workweek is a 2014 book by Dutch popular historian Rutger Bregman. It was originally written as articles in Dutch for a virtual journal, De Correspondent, and was since compiled and published, and translated into several languages. It offers a critical proposal that it claims is a practical approach to reconstructing modern society to promote a more productive and equitable life based on three core ideas:a universal basic income paid to everybody a short working week of fifteen hours open borders worldwide with the free movement of citizens between all states
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"In a political season full of grim portent, Rutger Bregman’s rigorous optimism is as refreshing and exhilarating as a Dutch-brewed iced coffee. Could global technocapitalism really transition toward offering open borders, universal basic income and a 15-hour workweek? Whether or not he convinces you of the details, Bregman makes a case for actively imagining a future we’d like to see — not just the futures we fear."
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