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Brewer, Mike, James Browne and Wenchao Jin, (2012) “Universal Credit: A Preliminary Analysis of its Impact on Incomes and Work Incentives”
May 25, 2012 | Research
Research published by the Institute for Fiscal Studies shows that ‘Universal Credit will strengthen financial work incentives for some people, as intended, but weaken them for others. In general, incentives to work will be strengthened for the main earner in a family...
RIEGER, Frank (2012), ‘An Automation Dividend for all: Robots should secure our pensions’
May 24, 2012 | Research
This opinion piece was published by the prestigious German daily 'Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung' (18 May 2012). Frank Rieger, a speaker of the German Chaos Computer Club, discusses an upcoming revolution and the fact that we are able to control its consequences: if...
Namibian Basic Income Grant Coalition (2012) “The Basic Income Grant (BIG) is Government’s Responsibility”
May 23, 2012 | Research
On the 1st March the Namibian Basic Income Grant Coalition published a press release [entitled “The Basic Income Grant (BIG) is Government’s Responsibility”] relating to the recent two year Citizen’s Income pilot project in two Namibian villages (reported in the...
Harrop, Andrew (2012) The Coalition and Universalism: Cuts, targeting and the future of welfare.
May 22, 2012 | Research
The Fabian Society has published The Coalition and Universalism: Cuts, targeting and the future of welfare, by Andrew Harrop. ‘Universal provision funded by proportionate or progressive taxation actually leads to a transfer from richer families to poorer ones. ... on...
Raventos & Wark (2012), 'Taking It to the Streets in Spain'…
May 16, 2012 | Research
This new paper by Daniel Raventós and Julie Wark is published by the influentiel left-wing political newsletter Counterpunch (USA). According to Raventós and Wark, the Spanish citizens have taken to the streets and squares in great numbers to demand their rights. In...
Notizie di Politeia (2012), Special issue on basic income
May 15, 2012 | Research
In its latest issue (105/2012), Notizie di Politeia, one of the most important journal of political philosophy and public affairs in Italy, hosts a Forum about the Right to an inconditional basic income. It includes five contributions. Four of them, by Corrado del Bò,...
MURRA, Emanuele (2012), 'Il Basic Income nella prospettiva delle Capabilities…'
May 14, 2012 | Research
For the advocates of basic income as an instrument to guarantee real freedom, the capabilities approach constitutes an important challenge. It seems that a universal in-cash benefit, such as basic income, would not play any role in a theory so aware of the diversity...
LOVETT, Frank (2010), A General Theory of Domination and Justice…
Apr 30, 2012 | Research
In this book, Frank Lovett (Political Science, Washington University in St. Louis, USA) argues that “societies are just to the extent that their basic structure is organized so as to minimize the expected sum total domination experienced by their (present and future)...
De Wispelaere J. & Stirton L. (2012), 'A disarmingly simple idea?'…
Apr 16, 2012 | Research
This article by Jurgen De Wispelaere (Université de Montréal, Québec, Canada) and Lindsay Stirton (University of Sheffield, United Kingdom) considers the implementation of a universal basic income, a neglected area in basic income research. The authors identify and...
Social Justice Ireland (2012), Shaping Ireland's Future…
Apr 12, 2012 | Research
In its latest Socio-Economic Review (2012) entitled Shaping Ireland's Future: Securing Economic Development, Social Equity and Sustainability, the NGO Social Justice Ireland shows that over 700,000 people (among them, 200,00 children) are living in poverty in Ireland....
CASASSAS, D. & RAVENTÓS, D. (eds.)(2011), Basic income in the age of great inequalities…
Apr 5, 2012 | Research
In order to celebrate its 10th anniversary, Red Renta Básica (Spain's basic income national network, officially recognized by BIEN) has coedited (with the publishing house Montesinos) a volume with chapters written by some of its members and friends: Jordi Arcarons...
Van Parijs (2012), No viable eurozone without a Euro-Dividend…
Apr 3, 2012 | Research
In this opinion piece published by the French daily Le Monde (March 6, 2012), Philippe Van Parijs (Louvain University, Hoover Chair) compares the eurozone with the United States. Inspired by the works of Martin Feldstein and others, he argues that the eurozone will...
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