Research posts
Here you will find notices about research and research results relating to Basic Income
Julie Novak, “Would an 'unconditional basic wage' work?”
Julie Novak, “Would an 'unconditional basic wage' work?” On Line Opinion: Australia’s e-journal of social and political debate. 3 December 2013.
Arthur de Grave and Benjamin Tincq, “Can debt catalyse the next global rebellion? An interview with David Graeber”
David Graeber, anthropologist, author of Debt: the First 5,000 Years, and major figure of the Occupy Movement, endorses BIG in this interview. Arthur de Grave and Benjamin Tincq, “Can debt catalyse the next global rebellion? An interview with David Graeber,” OUIShare:...
Neil Schofield, “The case for a basic income – time to rethink incomes and work”
Neil Schofield, “The case for a basic income – time to rethink incomes and work,” Notes from a Broken Society: Society, Philosophy, Culture, Dissent, November 17, 2013.
Danny Vinik, “Paul Ryan Should Get Behind This Plan To Give Everyone Free Money”
Danny Vinik, “Paul Ryan Should Get Behind This Plan To Give Everyone Free Money,” Business Insider, November 20, 2013.
Deborah Padfield, “Through the eyes of a benefits adviser: a plea for a basic income
Deborah Padfield, “Through the eyes of a benefits adviser: a plea for a basic income,” Our Kingdom, 5 October 2011.
Studies in Poverty and Inequality Institute, “Report on SADC-wide Basic Income Grant: Alternatives to financing SADC-wide Basic Income Grant”
This document reports on a conference that was hosted by Studies in Poverty and Inequality Institute (SPII) and the Ecumenical Service on Southern Africa (KASA) in Johannesburg, South Africa. It was held on 25 and 26 April 2013 at the Economic Rights Programme. The...
Danny Vinik, "Giving All Americans a Basic Income Would End Poverty"
Danny Vinik, “Giving All Americans a Basic Income Would End Poverty,” Business Insider. November 17 2013.
U.S. “Libertarians” debate basic income
The success of the Swiss petition drive has created to a great deal of media attention to the issue of basic income. This discussion has penetrated libertarian circles in the United States. So-called “libertarians” support strong, private property rights with little...
Kathleen Caulderwood, “$2,700 A Month No Matter What? Some Swiss Ask Government To Assure Income”
Kathleen Caulderwood, “$2,700 A Month No Matter What? Some Swiss Ask Government To Assure Income,” International Business Times, November 12 2013.
Elliot Sperber, “Toward a Salutary Political-Economy – Freedom from Jobs”
Elliot Sperber, “Toward a Salutary Political-Economy – Freedom from Jobs” Heathwood Press, November 13, 2013.
LiveMint & The Wall Street Journal, “A universal basic income for all Indians”
Taking inspiration from the Swiss referendum, this article argues for BIG in India, claiming, “the idea is to help the poor and ensure that government intervention is minimized.” LiveMint & The Wall Street Journal, “A universal basic income for all Indians.”...
Jon Maiden, “Basic Income: Restructuring the economy”
Jon Maiden, “Basic Income: Restructuring the economy,” Now Then Magazine, Issue 68, October 2013.
