Beernaert, Lauranne, “Basic Income – A Solution for Austerity?” Utblick, March 30, 2013

This article begins, “While austerity plans become more and more popular in Europe and poverty is on the rise on the continent, a citizens’ initiative in favor of a basic income is also flourishing. Indeed, tired of a welfare system, which does not meet their expectations, some citizens and scholars are strongly convinced that a basic income might represent an alternative…”

It’s online at:
https://www.utblick.org/2013/03/30/basic-income-a-solution-for-austerity/