{"product_id":"against-charity-paperback","title":"Against Charity - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJulie Wark\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDaniel Raventós\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharity is not a gift. Gift-giving implies reciprocity, an ongoing relationship. When requital is impossible, the act of giving remains outside mutual ties and charity becomes yet another manifestation of class structure, a sterile one-way act upholding the status quo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVacuuming up all the profits thanks to a weak labor movement, lower taxes, and tax havens (thanks, lobbyists and loathsome politicians ), the global elite then turn around and remake the world in their own image with charitable donations that speak more of mean-spiritedness than generosity. Postmodern versions of nineteenth-century charity aim to keep wealth and power in a few hands, mocking our desire for greater income equality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniel Ravent s and Julie Wark argue for an unconditional universal basic income above the poverty line and paid for by progressive taxation to both eradicate poverty and empower recipients--the result being the human right of material existence. The burning issue is not charity but justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Ravent s\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eBasic Income: The Material Conditions of Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e. He is on the editorial board of the international political review \u003ci\u003eSin Permiso\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulie Wark\u003c\/b\u003e, the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Human Rights Manifesto\u003c\/i\u003e, is on the editorial board of \u003ci\u003eSin Permiso\u003c\/i\u003e, and lives in Barcelona.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJulie Wark: Julie Wark is an Australian\/Spanish citizen, resident in Barcelona for twenty-seven years. She is a translator (Catalan\/Spanish to English, literature, politics, philosophy), long-term human rights author\/activist, and is on the editorial board of \u003ci\u003eSin Permiso\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Human Rights Mainfesto\u003c\/i\u003e (Zero Books).\u003cbr\u003eDaniel Raventós: Daniel Raventós is a lecturer in Economics at the University of Barcelona and author of \u003ci\u003eBasic Income: The Material Conditions of Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e (Pluto Press, 2007). He is on the editorial board of the international political review \u003ci\u003eSin Permiso\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 150\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 06, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770099532064,"sku":"9781849353045","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ac1c346a323601681873c70e3c2a8b99.webp?v=1780364335","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/against-charity-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}