how a universal basic income can renew our economy and rebuild the American dream Stern, Andy 1950- creator Kravitz, Lee author. text bibliography nyu 2016 2016 First edition. monographic eng

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x, 253 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. "The former president of the Service Employees International Union draws on extensive interviews with economists, labor leaders, bankers and others on how advances in technology are creating better products at the expense of the middle class, outlining strategies focused on a controversial "universal basic income" that provides for near-future needs."--NoveList. Introduction: Can we invent a better future? -- My journey -- Are we at a strategic inflection point? -- The elephant in the room: technology's impact on jobs -- The new landscape of work -- The dark side of the gig economy -- Wither the American dream? -- En route to a new American dream -- A twenty-first-century solution to a twenty-first-century problem -- Epilogue: Join the conversation #RaisingTheFloor. Andy Stern with Lee Kravitz. Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-245) and index. Occupations Economic policy Política económica Relaciones económicas internacionales Estados Unidos Política económica HC 110.I S839r 2016 9781610396257 (hardcover) 2016931951 160127 20230920155924.0 127746 spa