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Description
Chris Hughes helped launch Facebook with Harvard roommates Mark Zuckerberg and Dustin Moskovitz. He earned nearly half a billion dollars for three years of work and believes his overnight success is indicative of what's wrong with today's economy. Tracing the rise of Facebook and similar companies, he exposes the specific economic forces that create today's economic unfairness and lays out a plan to rein them in.
Offering a blunt assessment of how he made his fortune, Hughes makes an impassioned argument for a simple, big idea whose time has come: a guaranteed income for all working people. Technology is scrambling what 'having a job' means, requiring us to rethink how we provide economic opportunity to working people. Hughes's definition of workers includes women and men who stay home to take care of children and the elderly, individuals in the emerging gig economy, and students. Citing a growing body of international work, he documents how effective cash stipends are at improving health and education outcomes, contributing to the economic security of workers and, ultimately, helping us to find a way out of our current economic malaise.
It is time to rethink how our economy works. In this short and inspiring book, Chris Hughes joins the search for a new definition of work and a new way of earning that gives everyone a fair shot.
Product details
| Published | 01 Apr 2018 |
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| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 224 |
| ISBN | 9781408899793 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Dimensions | 198 x 129 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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This is a book that confounds expectations … Hughes is thoughtful, humble and honest about his luck … A meditation on the great issues of the 21st-century economy
The Times
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Deeply felt and cogently argued ... Hughes makes a powerful case that deserves a respectful hearing
Financial Times
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Admirable … As much a memoir as a manifesto – an endearing effort by the author to understand the meaning of his extraordinary circumstances
Economist
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I admire Chris's commitment to apply his talent, experience and wealth to tackle some of our toughest problems
Bill Gates
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If we are to be true to the principles of our nation's founding, opportunity cannot be solely the province of the wealthy and well-connected. Yet the promise that if you work hard you can get ahead is broken for millions. As we strive to build a fairer, more inclusive country, Fair Shot is a very important read. These ideas must be part of the conversation
Senator Cory Booker
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Too many people are working too hard and they're still sinking, not even able to cover the basic costs of living. Fair Shot offers a new tool for economic mobility: a guaranteed income to all working people - even those whose work hasn't been recognised or compensated with income before
Arianna Huffington






















