BIEN | Research
Research posts
Here you will find notices about research and research results relating to Basic Income
GAMEL, Claude, (2011), ‘Basic income and ELIE transfers: Argument for compatibility despite divergence’
May 18, 2011 | Research
GAMEL, Claude, (2011), ‘Basic income and ELIE transfers: Argument for compatibility despite divergence’ in GAMEL, Claude & LUBRANO, Michel (eds.), 2011, On Kolm’s Theory of Macrojustice. A Pluridisciplinary Forum of Exchange, foreword by Tony ATKINSON, Springer...
BIRNBAUM, Simon (2010), 'Radical liberalism, Rawls and the welfare state: justifying the politics of basic income'
May 17, 2011 | Research
BIRNBAUM, Simon (2010), 'Radical liberalism, Rawls and the welfare state: justifying the politics of basic income', Critical Review of InternationalSocial and Political Philosophy, 13(4): 495-516. In response to recent policy trends towards linking social rights...
DREZE, Jean, May 11, 2011, “The cash mantra”
May 11, 2011 | Research
The Indian Express In this article Jean Dreze is critical about the extent to which cash transfers can replace traditional welfare services. This article is online at: https://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-cash-mantra/788791/
SUZUKI, Masahiko, March 2011, “Would they be lazier or work harder given free money?; The Namibia BIG Pilot Project and the Possibility of Basic Income as a Strategy of Social Cooperation”
Mar 25, 2011 | Research
Journal of Political Science and Sociology, No. 14 ABSTRACT: This paper charts the impact research conducted in the Namibia Basic Income Pilot Project 2008-2009 and draws a complementary report on the success of BI schemes, particularly highlighting the issues of...
GAWITH, Andrew, Mar 8, 2011, “Policy on welfare in need of inspiration”
Mar 8, 2011 | Research
The New Zealand Herald This opinion piece suggests that an integrated basic income and flat income tax would improve new Zealand’s tax and benefit system. The author is the director of Gareth Morgan Investments, an investment manager and superannuation provider. The...
HASSEN, Ebrahim-Khalil, February 2011, “The Balance Between Growth and Redistribution: Revisiting the Call for a Basic Income Grant”
Feb 25, 2011 | Research
The South African Civil Society Information Service This article looks back on the campaign for BIG in South Africa, discussing its successes and failures. Its online at: https://www.sacsis.org.za/site/article/615.1
ALI, Saleem H. Gary FLOMENHOFT, February 17, 2011, “Innovating Sovereign Wealth Funds”
Feb 17, 2011 | Research
Policy Innovations: For a fairer globalization This opinion piece discusses Sovereign Wealth Funds and Alaska-style dividends as a way to ensure transparency in resource revenue and a way to ensure the people benefit from natural resource revenue. Saleem H. Ali is...
HOFFMAN, Michael (2010), 'Utopia means free money for everyone'
Nov 20, 2010 | Research
HOFFMAN, Michael (2010), 'Utopia means free money for everyone', The Japan Times, October 17, 2010, available at https://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fd20101017bj.html According to the author of this column, the idea of a basic income is startling, but not really...
CASASSAS, David (2010), ‘Renta básica, acceso al trabajo y emancipación social: reflexiones para un programa de izquierdas’
Nov 17, 2010 | Research
In this paper, David Casassas (Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona) focuses on basic income from the perspective of a “left-oriented” platform. In particular, he stresses the potential transformative effect of basic income on the labour market.
BIRNBAUM, Simon (2010), 'Två föreställningar om jämlikhet: Om rättvisa, självrespekt och välfärdspolitik'
Nov 16, 2010 | Research
BIRNBAUM, Simon (2010), 'Två föreställningar om jämlikhet: Om rättvisa, självrespekt och välfärdspolitik' [”Two conceptions of equality: On justice, self-respect and welfare policy”], Tidsskrift for Velferdsforskning (Norwegian Journal of Welfare Research), 13 (2)...
ARNSPERGER, Christian (2010), ‘Revenu d’existence et promotion de la sociodiversité’
Nov 16, 2010 | Research
According to Christian Arnsperger (Hoover Chair, Louvain University), an unconditional basic income should be seen as a form of subsidy for “social experimentors”. With such an income guarantee, individuals or groups could experiment “alternative ways of life”, outside the mainstream capitalist system.
LO VUOLO, Rubén, RAVENTÓS, Daniel & YANES, Pablo (2010), ‘The War Against Social and Working Rights: Basic Income in Times of Economic Crisis’
Nov 15, 2010 | Research
LO VUOLO, Rubén, RAVENTÓS, Daniel & YANES, Pablo (2010), ‘The War Against Social and Working Rights: Basic Income in Times of Economic Crisis’, Counterpunch, November 5-7 2010, online and also available in Spanish
BIEN Congresses
Basic Income
A Basic Income is a periodic cash payment unconditionally delivered to all on an individual basis, without means-test or work requirement. Read more
Pitch a Story
To pitch a story, please click here.