The best studies and books I have seen on Basic Income come from Guy Standing.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Guy_Standing_%28economist%29" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Guy_Standing_%28economist%29</a><p>&quot;The Precariat&quot; has some great ideas on how the relationship between the state and individual are changing. He also covers the current dynamics in welfare assistance for citizens of a state and demonstrates how basic income would be easier to administer and lessen the burden if proof needed to gain assistance. I also like how he examine s the current status of citizen vs non citizen and proposes the notion of a &quot;denizen.&quot;<p>If you are an a contract programmer I recommend reading &quot;The Precariat.&quot; All the extra work you do for work should count for something but it is sometimes not given any recognition.<p>Watch the youtube video <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=9OraivQ45ME" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=9OraivQ45ME</a><p>Standing, Guy; Jhabvala, Renana; Unni, Jeemol; Rani, Uma (2010). Social income and insecurity: a study in Gujarat. London New York: Routledge. ISBN 9780415585743.
Standing, Guy (2011). The Precariat. London: Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9781849664554.
Standing, Guy (2014). A Precariat Charter: from denizens to citizens. London New York: Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9781472510396.