by Jenna van Draanen | Aug 21, 2014 | Research
In this opinion piece, the author lays out an argument for basic income on the grounds of needing to democratize the economy, protect human rights, and allow freedom. The article argues that we need to decentralize the creation of money to avoid having a privileged group of bankers controlling society.
Language: French
Thierry Crouzet, “Pourquoi défendre le revenu de base? [Why defend basic income?]” Blog at tcrouzet.com, July 16, 2014.
Tant qu'on voudra vivre là, il faudra de la monnaie. -blog.tcrouzet.com
by Jenna van Draanen | Aug 18, 2014 | Research
John Danaher -IEET
This piece discusses feminist perspectives both for and against basic income as well as examines the possible effects of basic income for women. The author brings up potential effects such as: changing women’s labor market participation, the amount of money women (and mothers) receive, flexibility in work choice, re-valuation of unpaid work, positive psychological effects, bargaining power, loss of non-pecuniary advantages of paid labor, depreciation of women’s human capital, and increased systematic discrimination against women. The article then describes four feminist arguments in favor of BI and two feminist arguments against BI and concludes that there is no single feminist position on this debate.
John Danaher, “Feminism and the Basic Income (Part One)”. Philosophical Disquisitions, Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, July 17, 2014.
by Jenna van Draanen | Aug 8, 2014 | Research
Harry Shutt
[Jenna van Draanen]
Harry Shutt, “The Case for a Basic Income.” Blog at WordPress.com Articles, March 2013.
by Jenna van Draanen | Aug 5, 2014 | Research
[Jenna van Draanen]
Thomas Wells, “The Robot Economy and the Crisis of Capitalism: Why We Need Universal Basic Income.” Religion & Ethics, ABC, July 17, 2014.
-ABC
by Jenna van Draanen | Jul 30, 2014 | News
A basic income pilot project, originally implemented in 2008, has just been re started. The project in the Otjivero-Omitara settlement of the Steinhausen Constiuency in Namibia had been providing all residents living in the settlement since 2007 with $100 per person per month, without any conditions attached. The initial pilot program stopped in June 2013, when the funds provided by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia were depleted.
Now, with funding from the Waldensian Church, basic income payments of $100 per person per month have been re-instated for residents of the settlement. Three rounds of monthly payments have already been released this year, and the program is expected to have enough funding to continue until April 2015.
For more information on the return of the program, see:
The Namibian, “BIG resumes at Otjivero”. The Namibian, July 17, 2014.
Rev. Wilfred Diergaardt “Press Release” BIG Coalition Namibia, July 15, 2014
