Tike van der Eijk and Paula Teutscher, "Het is tijd voor een basisinkomen voor iedereen [It's time for a Basic Income for everyone]"

Volendam. © ANP

Volendam. © ANP

Dutch minister Asscher has shown concerns about further automatization and the necessity to apply new instruments to social policy. A possibility is presented through the unconditional basic income, applied to Dutch society, discussing advantages and its financing.

Tike van der Eijk and Paula Teutscher, “Het is tijd voor een basisinkomen voor iedereen [It’s time for a Basic Income for everyone]“, de Volkskrant, October 2 2014

Utopie trifft Politik [Utopia meets Politics]

Handshake - Credited to ELUMN8

Handshake - Credited to ELUMN8

In Germany, the unconditional basic income (UBI) idea has been around for years, through political activists. However, its application seems utopian, thundered from critics all around the political spectrum. The author enumerates arguments against the UBI, while defending its merits.

Felix Werdermann, “Utopie trifft Politik [Utopia meets Politics]“, der Freitag, September 24 2014