Research posts
Here you will find notices about research and research results relating to Basic Income
Stanislas Jourdan, “Sondage : 73% des Français seraient favorables à une allocation unique [Poll: 73% of the French favor a single allowance]”
SUMMARY: This short article describes a poll done in France indicating that 73% of the population would favor a single allowance, or a streamlined benefit in lieu of the various existing benefit programs. The article notes that while this may indicate support for the...
Mouvement Français pour un Revenu de Base, avec BIEN-Suisse et le Réseau Belge pour un Revenu de base, “Premier numéro: ‘Revenu de base garanti, parcours de vie choisi [First Appearance: "guaranteed basic income, life course chosen]
Mouvement Français pour un Revenu de Base, avec BIEN-Suisse et le Réseau Belge pour un Revenu de base, “Premier numéro: ‘Revenu de base garanti, parcours de vie choisi [First Appearance: "guaranteed basic income, life course chosen], L’inconditionnel, November 28,...
Tomaz Chabinka, “Basic Income: A New Form of Realistic Utopia”
Tomaz Chabinka, “Basic Income: A New Form of Realistic Utopia” 4Liberty.eu, November 25, 2014.
Scott Santens, “Supply and Demand Variables: How Not all Basic Income Effects Lead to Rising Prices”
Scott Santens, “Supply and Demand Variables: How Not all Basic Income Effects Lead to Rising Prices” Medium. November 21, 2014.
Nick Barlow, “Liberal Democrats for Basic Income, anyone?”
[Josh Martin] Barlow discusses the reasons why the Liberal Democrats in the UK should include the Citizen’s Income, also known as the basic income, in its party manifesto. In fact, the Liberal Democrats had it in their manifesto from 1992 to 1994, and Barlow hopes to...
Stanislas Jourdan, “Le precariat: [The precariat: A class in the making]”
SUMMARY: This article discusses the concept of a precariat, the “social class in the making” which the author describes as arising from increasing unemployment and underemployment. The concept signifies a unification of two previously identified groups: the...
Sam Becker, “Is it Time to Consider a Basic Income?”
[Josh Martin] Becker’s post serves as an introduction to the basic income for those who are unfamiliar with it. He begins by noting Thomas Paine’s support for such a policy and then argues that it could be a good policy for America due to its ability to fight poverty...
INTERNATIONAL: Call for papers for a special issue on the Basic Income Guarantee
The Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare—a peer-reviewed, academic research journal—will have a special issue on the Basic Income Guarantee to be published in 2016. Manuscripts submitted by September 30, 2015 will be considered. The editors released the following...
Clarissa Hayward, Lynn Oldham, and Laura Rosenbury, “What now? Three ways to tackle structural injustice”
[Josh Martin] Hayward, Oldham, and Rosenbury write from St. Louis right after the ruling in the Michael Brown case that happened just a few miles away in Ferguson, Missouri. They argue that tackling racial tensions requires an understanding of the structural problems...
Simon Jenkins, “We should cash-bomb the people – not the banks”
[Josh Martin] This article scrutinizes the pro-banker approach the EU has taken in the aftermath of the recession and argues that we should be giving the money to the people instead. Jenkins discusses the QE practiced by the US and the EU and mourns its...
The Georgist News, “Social Media: Libertarians Battle Over a Citizen’s Dividend”
[Josh Martin] This post discusses the libertarian debate over the basic income at the Cato Institute. The Georgist News, “Social Media: Libertarians Battle Over a Citizen’s Dividend”, Georgist.com, 26 September 2014.
M. Oliver Heydorn, “The (Big!) Difference Between a 'Basic Income' and the National Dividend”
[Josh Martin] Heydorn writes from the perspective of those enamored with the idea of a Social Credit proposal for a National Dividend. In this blog post he outlines the differences between such a dividend and a basic income. First, he acknowledges the structural...
