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News on the global Basic Income debate
Letter to Members of the European Parliament re UBI
You can read here a letter and its annex that we, UBI-EI (Unconditional Basic Income – European Initiative), are sending to all MEPs (Member of European Parliaments) in an attempt to steer the current EU - wide conversation about the “Minimum Income” towards a social...
New Book on Basic Income in the World
This book -- written by Marek Hrubec, Martin Brabec, and Marketa Minarova -- "offers an introduction to the important idea and practice of unconditional basic income, which is becoming a topic increasingly discussed not only among researchers but also among citizens...
Basic Income Week 2022: 19-25 September
We are heading to the 15th International Basic Income Week. Social media appearance is here https://basicincomeweek.org/downloads2022/ Just keep the date and brainstorm about new ideas to make Basic Income enter this new era! #basicincomeweek15. Read all the details...
Large Basic Income for Artists pilot launched in Ireland
On 8 September 2022, 2,000 Irish Artists and Creative Arts Workers were granted Basic Income for the Arts. This historic new scheme explores support for artists and creative practice in a 3-year pilot that provides €325 per week as part of a research project. Read the...
A new book and report on UBI research in the UK
In August, 2022, a new book and a new report on UBI research in the UK were published. The book is The macroeconomics of basic income by Zsófi Kőműves, Chris Thoung, and Jakub Zagdanski. It was published by Cambridge Trust for New Thinking in Economics and can be...
A new book on the case for UBI in South Africa and beyond
Readers and BIEN members might be interested in a new book, IN THE BALANCE: The Case for a Universal Basic Income in South Africa and Beyond, which has just been published and is drawing good reviews.It's available from online retailers, New York University Press (for...
BIEN: The precarious beginnings of a worldwide network
BIEN has made a crucial contribution to the worldwide awareness of the idea of an unconditional basic income. For this to happen, perseverance was key, but also technology. Philippe Van Parijs reflects on the shaky birth of our network in this article published in The...
Basic Income as a vote winner
Start: Tuesday, September 06, 2022 • 6:00 PM • Greenwich Mean Time : Dublin, Edinburgh, Lisbon, London (GMT+00:00) End: Tuesday, September 06, 2022 • 7:30 PM • Greenwich Mean Time : Dublin, Edinburgh, Lisbon, London (GMT+00:00). This is an online event. Register and...
A discussion on Clarification of Basic Income: “A NON-SEIZABLE Income and A SCORECARD concept for Evaluation of Basic Income Schemes”
On 31 August 2022 Clarification of the Basic Income Definition' Working Group' will hold its 6th Open Forum led off by a presentation by Dr. Ali Mutlu Köylüoğlu on "A NON-SEIZABLE Income and A SCORECARD concept for Evaluation of Basic Income Schemes". The Open Forum...
BIEN Congress comes to Australia in September 2022!
The annual Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN) Congress comes to Australia in 2022. Brisbane will host the three-day conference between September 26 and September 28 in a hybrid face-to-face and online format. Registration is now...
