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The Politics of Time: Gaining Control in the Age of Uncertainty (London: Penguin, 2023). Details

The Blue Commons: Rescuing the Economy of the Sea (London: Penguin, 2022). Details

The Precariat: The New Dangerous Class - Special Covid-19 Edition (London: Bloomsbury, 2021)Details

The Precariat: The New Dangerous Class - Special Covid-19 Edition (London: Bloomsbury, 2021)

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Battling Eight Giants: Basic Income Now (London: Bloomsbury, 2020)

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The Corruption of Capitalism: Why Rentiers Thrive and Work Does Not Pay (London: Biteback, 3rd edition, 2021)

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Plunder of the Commons: A Manifesto for Sharing Public Wealth (London: Pelican, 2019).Details ● Translations

Plunder of the Commons: A Manifesto for Sharing Public Wealth (London: Pelican, 2019).

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The Corruption of Capitalism: Why Rentiers Thrive and Work Does Not Pay (London: Biteback, 2016). Translations ● Details

The Corruption of Capitalism: Why Rentiers Thrive and Work Does Not Pay (London: Biteback, 2016).

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Basic Income: And How We Can Make It Happen (London: Penguin, 2017).  Video ● Translations ● Details

Basic Income: And How We Can Make It Happen (London: Penguin, 2017).

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Basic Income: A Transformative Policy for India (with S. Davala, R. Jhabvala and S.Kapoor Mehta (London and New Delhi: Bloomsbury Academic, 2015).Details

Basic Income: A Transformative Policy for India (with S. Davala, R. Jhabvala and S. Kapoor Mehta (London and New Delhi: Bloomsbury Academic, 2015).

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A Precariat Charter: From Denizens to Citizens (London and New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2014).   Translations ● Details

A Precariat Charter: From Denizens to Citizens (London and New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2014).

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The Precariat: The New Dangerous Class (London and New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2011; Second edition 2014; Third edition [Revelations series] 2016; Fourth [Special Covid-19] edition 2021).

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Social Income and Insecurity: A Study in Gujarat, with J. Unni, R. Jhabvala and U. Rani (New Delhi: Routledge, 2010). Details

Social Income and Insecurity: A Study in Gujarat, with J. Unni, R. Jhabvala and U. Rani (New Delhi: Routledge, 2010).

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Work After Globalization: Building Occupational Citizenship (Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar, 2009).Online ● Details

Work After Globalization: Building Occupational Citizenship (Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar, 2009).

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Promoting Income Security as a Right: Europe and North America, edited (London: Anthem Press, 2004, revised 2005).Details

Promoting Income Security as a Right: Europe and North America, edited (London: Anthem Press, 2004, revised 2005).

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Un revenu de base pour chacun(e), edited with A. November (Geneva: ILO, 2003). Details

Un revenu de base pour chacun(e), edited with A. November (Geneva: ILO, 2003).

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A Basic Income Grant for South Africa, edited with M. Samson (Cape Town: University of Cape Town Press, 2003).Details

A Basic Income Grant for South Africa, edited with M. Samson (Cape Town: University of Cape Town Press, 2003).

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Minimum Income Schemes in Europe, edited (Geneva: ILO, 2003).  Details

Minimum Income Schemes in Europe, edited (Geneva: ILO, 2003).

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Beyond the New Paternalism: Basic Security as Equality (London and New York: Verso, 2002). Details

Beyond the New Paternalism: Basic Security as Equality (London and New York: Verso, 2002).

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Global Labour Flexibility: Seeking Distributive Justice (Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1999).  Details

Global Labour Flexibility: Seeking Distributive Justice (Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1999).

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Labour Flexibility in a Third World Metropolis, with L. Deshpande and S. Deshpande (New Delhi: Commonwealth Publishers, 1998).Details

Labour Flexibility in a Third World Metropolis, with L. Deshpande and S. Deshpande (New Delhi: Commonwealth Publishers, 1998).

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Russian Unemployment and Enterprise Restructuring: Reviving Dead Souls (Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1996).  Details

Russian Unemployment and Enterprise Restructuring: Reviving Dead Souls (Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1996).

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Restructuring the Labour Market: The South African Challenge, with J. Sender and J. Weeks (Cape Town: Government Printers and Geneva: ILO, 1996).Details

Restructuring the Labour Market: The South African Challenge, with J. Sender and J. Weeks (Cape Town: Government Printers and Geneva: ILO, 1996).

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Minimum Wages in Central and Eastern Europe: From Protection to Destitution, edited with D. Vaughan-Whitehead (Budapest: Central European University Press, 1995).Translations ● Details

Minimum Wages in Central and Eastern Europe: From Protection to Destitution, edited with D. Vaughan-Whitehead (Budapest: Central European University Press, 1995).

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Structural Change in Central and Eastern Europe: Labour Market and Social Policy Implications, edited with G. Fischer (Paris: OECD, 1993).Translations ● Details

Structural Change in Central and Eastern Europe: Labour Market and Social Policy Implications, edited with G. Fischer (Paris: OECD, 1993).

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In Search of Flexibility: The New Soviet Labour Market, edited (Geneva: ILO, 1991). Details

In Search of Flexibility: The New Soviet Labour Market, edited (Geneva: ILO, 1991).

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Towards Social Adjustment: Labour Market Issues in Structural Adjustment, edited with V. Tokman (Geneva: ILO, 1991).Details

Towards Social Adjustment: Labour Market Issues in Structural Adjustment, edited with V. Tokman (Geneva: ILO, 1991).

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Unemployment and Labour Market Flexibilitv: Finland, with R. Lilja and T. Santamäki-Vuori (Geneva: ILO, 1990). Translations ● Details

Unemployment and Labour Market Flexibilitv: Finland, with R. Lilja and T. Santamäki-Vuori (Geneva: ILO, 1990).

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Unemployment and Labour Market Flexibility: Sweden (Geneva: ILO, 1988). Translations ● Details

Unemployment and Labour Market Flexibility: Sweden (Geneva: ILO, 1988).

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Unemployment and Labour Market Flexibility: The United Kingdom (Geneva: ILO, 1986).Translations ● Details

Unemployment and Labour Market Flexibility: The United Kingdom (Geneva: ILO, 1986).

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Labour Circulation and the Labour Process, edited (London: Croom Helm, 1984).Details

Labour Circulation and the Labour Process, edited (London: Croom Helm, 1984).

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Migration Surveys in Low-Income Countries: Guidelines for Survey and Questionnaire Design, with R. Bilsborrow and A.Oberai (London: Croom Helm, 1984).Details

Migration Surveys in Low-Income Countries: Guidelines for Survey and Questionnaire Design, with R. Bilsborrow and A.Oberai (London: Croom Helm, 1984).

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State Policies and Migration: Studies in Latin America and the Caribbean, edited with P. Peek (London: Croom Helm, 1982). Details

State Policies and Migration: Studies in Latin America and the Caribbean, edited with P. Peek (London: Croom Helm, 1982).

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Child Work, Poverty and Underdevelopment: Issues for Research in Low-Income Countries, edited with G. Rodgers (Geneva: ILO, 1981; reprinted 1983). Also in Spanish.Translations ● Details

Child Work, Poverty and Underdevelopment: Issues for Research in Low-Income Countries, edited with G. Rodgers (Geneva: ILO, 1981; reprinted 1983). Also in Spanish.

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Unemployment and Female Labour: A Study of Labour Supply in Kingston, Jamaica (London: Macmillan, 1981).  Details

Unemployment and Female Labour: A Study of Labour Supply in Kingston, Jamaica (London: Macmillan, 1981).

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Poverty and Basic Needs: Evidence from Guyana and the Philippines, with R. Szal (Geneva: ILO, 1979). Details

Poverty and Basic Needs: Evidence from Guyana and the Philippines, with R. Szal (Geneva: ILO, 1979).

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Labour Force Participation in Low-Income Countries, edited with G. Sheehan (Geneva: ILO, 1978; reprinted 1979, 1981).Detail

Labour Force Participation in Low-Income Countries, edited with G. Sheehan (Geneva: ILO, 1978; reprinted 1979, 1981).

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Labour Force Participation and Development (Geneva: ILO, 1978; 2nd edn., 1981, reprinted 1982).Details

Labour Force Participation and Development (Geneva: ILO, 1978; 2nd edition, 1981, reprinted 1982).

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