Welfare for Markets: A Global History of Basic Income.

"Welfare for Markets: A Global History of Basic Income" by Anton Jäger and Daniel Zamora Vargas is a book that explores the history of the Universal Basic Income (UBI) proposal. The authors take a social-contextual history approach to examine the shift from redistribution in kind to redistribution in cash. They argue that the intellectual roots of UBI can be traced back to discussions about the relationship between politics and the state, with the preference for cash over in-kind transfers gaining prominence in the post-New Deal United States. The book also explores the global history of UBI, tracing its development in countries like South Africa, India, Mexico, and Brazil. However, the book has been criticized for focusing solely on the preference for cash and not providing a comprehensive history of UBI. [Extracted from the article]