by Peter Knight | Feb 16, 2022 | News
A new and timely academic paper, “Will South Korea Be the First Country to Introduce Universal Basic Income?” by Jong-sun You of Gachon University and Jieun Choi of Seoul National University is now available in pdf by clicking here. This paper has the same title as the International Round Table webinar scheduled for February 21 and complements the Opinion article, “This South Korean Presidential Election is Vital” by Guy Standing published on the BIEN website on January 18.
Here is a summary of the paper:
“South Korea could become the first country in the world to implement a nation-wide universal basic income (UBI) program. Lee Jae-myung, the ruling liberal Democratic Party’s presidential candidate has pledged to introduce a UBI as well as categorical basic incomes for youth and rural residents. In particular, Lee’s proposal to finance a UBI with taxes on land holdings and carbon emissions has provoked political controversies. This article introduces Lee’s plan for introducing basic income schemes and financing strategies, outlines the political and socioeconomic background and significance of introducing such programs, and discusses the prospects for implementation.”
by Peter Knight | Jan 28, 2022 | Events, News
Enno Schmidt, Götz Werner Chair (GWP) of Economic Policy and Constitutional Economic Theory at Germany’s University of Frieburg, interviewed Karl Widerquist, Professor of Philosophy at Georgetown University-Qatar, in October 2021. You can view the interview on YouTube here.
The interview covers a wide range of basic income topics, including the pros and cons of basic income experiments, options for funding basic income, and the ups and downs of public interest in basic income since the 1970s.
by Peter Knight | Jan 28, 2022 | Events, News
Guy Standing will debate Lord Robert Skidelsky on Tuesday 1 February 2022 at 5pm GMT. This will be a public webinar sponsored by the Progressive Economy Forum that brings together a council of eminent economists and academics to develop a new macroeconomic program for the UK.
For details on the debaters and discussants and a link to register for the webinar, click here.
by Peter Knight | Jan 28, 2022 | Events, News
9 February, 2022, 4pm-6pm:
4:00pm-5:00pm – Louise Haagh: Developmental Freedom and Social Order
5:00pm-6:00pm – Otto Lehto: Libertarian perspectives on Basic Income
Livestream link: https://youtu.be/2SphVrI3QDQ
Louise Haagh is professor of politics at the University of York (UK) and a former chair of the Basic Income Earth Network. She will argue that the influence of the atomistic account of human nature on liberal egalitarian thought has produced an unambitious, imprecise, and sometimes coercive account of individual freedom and social community.
Otto Lehto is currently a postdoctoral research fellow at New York University’s School of Law (2022-2023) and a former guest scholar at the Götz Werner Chair, Freiburg University. He will be discussing the wide range of “libertarian” arguments for (and against) Universal Basic Income.
by Peter Knight | Jan 27, 2022 | Events, News
2 February 2022, 4pm-6pm:
4:00pm-5:00pm – Guy Standing: A Commons-Based Argument for Basic Income
5:00pm-6:00pm – Alexander Gourevitch: The basic income illusion
Livestream link: https://youtu.be/2Lk9lMQwTCc
Guy Standing is an economist and professorial research associate at the SOAS University in London. He is also one of the most influential leaders in the worldwide Basic Income movement. Guy Standing will be discussing the ethical significance of the privatization of common resources and the need for Universal Basic Income.
Alex Gourevitch is an associate professor of political science at Brown University. He will discuss whether it is correct to talk about a Universal Basic Income as a way of emancipating people from being forced to work.
