Research posts
Here you will find notices about research and research results relating to Basic Income
Jon Evans, “After Technology Destroys Capitalism.”
This article discusses the current movement of basic income in context of technology replacing employment. Jon Evans, “After Technology Destroys Capitalism.” TechCrunch, May 3, 2014.
AUDIO: Jian Ghomeshi, “Giving money directly to poor mothers: lessons from Brazil.”
Ten years ago, Brazil introduced a radical plan to fight poverty -- give cash, every month, directly to mothers. It was self-consciously introduced as a first step toward phasing in an unconditional basic income. In audio segment, the CBC's Jian Ghomeshi “speaks with...
The Centre for Welfare Reform “Manifesto for a Fair Society.”
PUBLISHER’S SUMMARY: The cuts that are being imposed by central government in the United Kingdom are very unfair because they target the poor and disabled people. However it is not enough to fight the cuts, we also need to think what we are fighting for. The Manifesto...
Fiona Ranford, “Care work is a 24 hour a day job, Mr Balls, and should be paid as such.”
SUMMARY: According to this article, UK government proposal to 25 hours a week free childcare is to be welcomed. But it fails to get to the core of a sexist economy which relies on care work being done for free 24 hours a day. The author, Fiona Ranford, makes the...
Ian Maleney, “Basic Income Summer Forum.”
This article reacts to Yannick Vanderborght’s presentation at the “Basic Income Summer Forum in Dublin on June 7, 2014. Ian Maleney, “Basic Income Summer Forum.” Irish Left Review, June 11, 2014.
Simon Duffy and John Dalrymple, “Basic Income Security.”
ABSTRACT: The paper sets out a proposal for the reform of the income security system in an independent Scotland. It proposes the development of a system where all Scottish citizens would receive a minimum income - Basic Income Security. This is a working paper, we...
Philip Pilkington, “Money for nothing”
[Josh Martin] SUMMARY: Pilkington’s article covers many of his objections to the basic income guarantee (BIG). While he appreciates the buzz the BIG is generating right now, he sees many potential issues including labor shortages and immigration policy dilemmas. ...
Mike Ludwig, “Report: A Carbon Tax That Would Create Jobs, Cut Emissions and Put Money in Your Pocket.”
SUMMARY: “Giving taxpayers $250 per month, reducing carbon emissions and boosting the economy. This is what the future could hold if the United States imposed a revenue-neutral carbon tax on fossil fuel production.” Mike Ludwig, “Report: A Carbon Tax That Would Create...
Shane Greenup, “Surviving as an entrepreneur.”
SUMMARY: This article address the question of how difficult it is for most people to pursue entrepreneurial activities. It concludes by arguing for a Universal Basic Income, “If everyone had access to a guaranteed income which would be sufficient to ensure food and...
Dylan Matthews, “More evidence that giving poor people money is a great cure for poverty”
[Josh Martin] This post examines the common objection to the basic income that people will spend the cash on alcohol and cigarettes. The article discusses a new paper from the World Bank that found that transfers are not consistently used for alcohol or tobacco....
Bill Jordan, “Authoritarianism and the precariat.”
Abstract: This article traces present-day policy debates on precarious employment to the nineteenth century. Liberal and paternalist versions of state authority emerged as responses to early capitalist development, and precariousness was an issue that contributed to...
Frances Coppola, "Hounding the Poor"
[Josh Martin] Coppola dissects issues in the tax credits system in the UK, claiming that it fails to reflect the flexibility of the labor market, especially for self-employed individuals. Coppola then goes on to say that the Universal Credit will not make things any...
