Research posts
Here you will find notices about research and research results relating to Basic Income
Alberti, Mike and Kevin C. Brown, two articles on the history of the guaranteed income movement
Mike Alberti and Kevin C. Brown recently published two in-depth articles on the history of the guaranteed income movement in the United States. The first discusses the moment in the late 1960s and early 1970s that the guaranteed income was a widely-discussed policy...
The Citizen’s Income Trust, “Editorial: The 2013 budget”
This editorial argues that recent proposed changes in Britain’s tax and benefit system would have a more stimulative and beneficial effect on Britain’s economy if they were reformulated as a Citizens (or basic) Income. The Citizen’s Income Trust, “Editorial: The 2013...
Guy Standing, “Can Basic Income Cash Transfers Transform India?”
This article discusses the problem of poverty in Indian and argues that recent basic income pilot projects conducted in India show how the country would benefit from moving toward a basic income system. The author is Professor of Development at SOAS (University of...
SOAS, “Unique pilot schemes assess impact of basic income schemes on India’s rural poor”
SOAS, a publication of the University of London, published an article on May 10, 3013 on the Indian basic income pilot project including quotes from an interview with Guy Standing, one of the organizers of the project. SOAS, “Unique pilot schemes assess impact of...
The Citizen’s Income Trust, "Citizen’s Income Newsletter"
The Citizen’s Income Trust (CIT) is the UK affiliate of BIEN. This issue of the CIT’s newsletter, the Citizen’s Income Newsletter contains news, book reviews, an editorial, an opinion piece, an in-depth article on cash transfers and basic income in India. The...
Schreiber, Leon – Time to think BIG again?
Wolfgang Müller – BI News As many other countries, South Africa struggles to provide effective social assistance policies in tackling poverty and inequality. Any proposed reform has been determined by ideology according to Leon Schreiber in an article on Politicsweb,...
Smith, Noah, “The End of Labor: How to Protect Workers From the Rise of Robots”
Wolfgang Müller – BI News This article by Noah Smith, published in The Atlantic, January 13, 2013, discusses the hypothetical proceeding fall of labor income along with its consequences and possible solutions. He argues that the two-thirds/one-thirds division of labor...
McAlpine, Robin “A new enlightened political debate?”
This op-ed piece argues that the political climate in Scotland has recently opened up to big ideas such as basic income. McAlpine, Robin “A new enlightened political debate?” The Scotsman, 05.03.2013...
Devenish, GE “The grant has key role”
This opinion piece supports a basic income grant in South Africa. Devenish, GE “The grant has key role,” BusinessDay (South Africa) 08.03.2013 https://www.bdlive.co.za/opinion/letters/2013/03/08/letter-the-grant-has-key-role
Gordon-Cumming, M. “Money in Industry.”
A very early article from the Social Credit movement is now online. Social Credit is a monetary reform movement that includes a basic income guarantee under the name of a “national dividend.” Gordon-Cumming, M. 1935. “Money in Industry.” London: the C. W. Daniel...
Monahan, Bryan W. “Introduction To Social Credit: Second Revised And Enlarged Edition”
This classic article of the Social Credit movement is now online. Social Credit is a monetary reform movement that includes a basic income guarantee under the name of a “national dividend.” Monahan, Bryan W. 1967. “Introduction To Social Credit: Second Revised And...
Gosseries, Axel and Yannick Vanderborght (editors), "Arguing about justice: Essays for Philippe Van Parijs" now available for free download on PDF
This book, released in 2011, is now available for free download as PDF. The hard copy is still available for €29.90. Philippe Van Parijs is one of the leading philosophers writing about basic income today. Many of the chapters in this book respond to his ideas about...
