[Liam Upton]
Pranab Bardhan Photo: Abhijit Bhatlekar/Mint
Pramit Bhattacharya, “Subsidies must give way to a universal basic income: Pranab Bardhan”, Live Mint, December 13 2014
[Liam Upton]
What is a Living Income Guarantee?
Living Income, “Putting Living Income Into Perspective”, Living Income, December 10 2014
[Liam Upton]
An aerial view of the city of Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada. (Photo: Dauphin Economic Development/Facebook)
Zi-Ann Lum, “A Canadian City Once Eliminated Poverty And Nearly Everyone Forgot About It”, The Huffington Post Canada, December 23 2014
[Josh Martin]
In this opinion piece in an Indian newspaper, Guy Standing, who was one of the driving architects behind the Indian basic income pilot projects in the past few years, argues for a basic income as a better alternative to the large subsidies in place that are aimed to help those in poverty buy goods at discounted prices. Standing points out the inefficiencies of the subsidy programs and then promotes the three main effects of the basic income: it improves personal and community welfare, stimulates growth, and harbors an emancipatory value that boosts the other two effects.
Guy Standing, “Cash transfers can work better than subsidies”, The Hindu, 6 December 2014.
necessary?“The Public Distribution System acts as a deterrent to local food production.” Picture shows a woman showing her ration card to purchase subsidised rice in Rayagada, Odisha.— Photo: AP (Source: The Hindu)
[Josh Martin]
Maiden’s post is written from the year 2045 under the assumption that a basic income was adopted in 2025. It details the historical context in which the basic income was adopted and then outlines its effects on society, including the emergence of an entrepreneurial revolution.
Jon Maiden, “Citizen’s Income: A Vision of a Better Future”, Now Then, Issue 81, December 2014.
[Josh Martin]
Santens writes this piece on his personal blog on how one can help personally push the basic income movement forward. He outlines it in five steps: Become Knowledgeable, Interact with Others, Create Content, Organize Locally, and Organize Nationally (and then Globally).
Scott Santens, “5 Steps to Becoming a BIG Contributor”, Scott Santens Blog, 4 December 2014.
