Pramit Bhattacharya “Subsidies must give way to a universal basic income: Pranab Bardhan.” Live Mint, Dec 13 2014.
Subsidies must give way to a universal basic income: Pranab Bardhan -LiveMint
BIEN Congresses
Basic Income, Solidarity Economy and Social Protection
The 24th BIEN CONGRESS in Maricá & Niterói – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – 27-29 August 2025
Maricá provides unconditional transfers to almost half of its population. 7 other cities in the state of Rio de Janeiro have already created their own local currencies inspired by Maricá’s Citizens Basic Income. Our other host city, Niterói provides transfers benefiting more than 100,000 individuals.
Pre-congress events: Latin America Day: 25 Aug. & Early Career Day: 26 Aug.
Call for Papers Announcement: Nov. 2024
Linkedin & Instagram – biencongress25 (at) gmail [dot] com
BIEN2024 was August 29–31 (Pictures and more coming soon)
Basic Income
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