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Segal, Hugh, “Why Guaranteeing the Poor an Income Will Save Us All In the End”
This op-ed piece calls for basic income as a new approach to poverty and an alternative to austerity. It is written by Senator Hugh Segal of the Conservative Party (Canada). Segal, Hugh, “Why Guaranteeing the Poor an Income Will Save Us All In the End,” The Blog,...
Raventos, Daniel and Julie Wark, “A republican call for a basic income”
OurKingdom: Power & Liberty in Britain, “Democratic Wealth,” 15 May 2013 This piece discusses BIG from a republican prespective—that is from the two-millennia old political movement with roots in the writings of Cicero, Livy, Machiavelli, and Rousseau and with...
Washington Post Op-Ed Starts Blogosphere discussion of BIG
Konczal, Mike “Thinking Utopian: How about a universal basic income?” The Washington Post, Wonkblog page, May 11, 2013 This op-ed piece in the Washington Post has inspired a buzz in the blogosphere. The author goes over some of the common arguments for and against...
Westrick, Brian. “Basic Income Guarantee Solution for Social Welfare.”
[Aynur Bashirova – Bi News – May 2013] Westrick, Brian. (2013). “Basic Income Guarantee Solution for Social Welfare.” The North Wind, Thursday, Apr 11 2013 Brian Westrick, in his article published in the North Wind, argues that the social safety nets in the US are...
Lewis, Jack, "South Africa Should Learn From Brazil's Bolsa Familia"
Lewis, Jack, "South Africa Should Learn From Brazil's Bolsa Familia," AllAfrica.com, 3 April 2013 This article argues that Brazil’s experience with the Bolsa Familia gives evidence that Namibia should adopt something similar or even a full basic income grant. Online...
Beernaert, Lauranne, “Basic Income – A Solution for Austerity?”
Beernaert, Lauranne, “Basic Income – A Solution for Austerity?” Utblick, March 30, 2013 This article begins, “While austerity plans become more and more popular in Europe and poverty is on the rise on the continent, a citizens’ initiative in favor of a basic income is...
Ailsa McKay, “Citizens’ financial rights”
Ailsa McKay, “Citizens’ financial rights,” the Scotsman, February, 2013 This editorial argues that a Citizens Income (basic income) would be an affordable and effective way for Scotland to reform its welfare system. Ailsa McKay is Professor of Economics at the Glasgow...
Morgan, Gareth and Susan Guthrie, “the Benefits System Needs to Evolve”
Morgan, Gareth and Susan Guthrie, “the Benefits System Needs to Evolve,” Garethsword.com, February 19, 2013 This editorial argues for a wholesale reformation of New Zealand’s social welfare system introducting a basic income. Online at:...
Call for papers for special issue on BIG in the journal, Homo Oeconomicus
This special issue of Homo Oeconomicus, edited by Ao Yumin and Ulrich Steinvorth, requests submission of papers answering questions such as: What are the reasons to demand a basic income? What would be the consequences of its introduction? What are the reasons or...
MacQueen, Ken “Is it time to chuck welfare?”
MacLean’s, Friday, April 19, 2013 Guaranteed (Basic) Income has been featured in an article in the prominent Canadian newsmagazine Maclean's. According to the author, “Fresh analysis of an old program shows that a guaranteed annual income kickstarts health.” It’s...
Basic Income Studies Vol. 7 No. 2, Dec. 2012: special issue, "The Right to Work and Basic Income"
This special issue, guest-edited by Michael Lewis, features a debate on whether it would be better for government to guarantee a job or an income. It features articles by Philip Harvey, Guy Standing, Michael Lewis, Eri Noguchi, and Pavlina Tcherneva (see more...
Bidadanure, Juliana, “Rediscovering The Utopian In Europe: An Interview With Philippe Van Parijs,”
“Rediscovering The Utopian In Europe: An Interview With Philippe Van Parijs,” Global: The Global Journal. March 26, 2013 According to the author, "Philippe Van Parijs is a central figure in the worlds of philosophy and politics alike. Described by Amartya Sen as ‘one...
