by Toby | Nov 25, 2014 | Research
Alleviating poverty
The author discusses the success of unconditional cash transfer programs in reducing poverty and providing a number of benefits. Cash transfer programs are a form of basic income limited to those with low income.
Leila Gharagozloo-Pakkala, “Social protection may be the key to uplifting Africa’s poor”, Mail & Guardian, 2014 November 17
by Karl Widerquist | May 27, 2010 | News
A recent editorial in Peace FM online calls for Ghana to introduce an oil-dividend similar to the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend as a measure to aid transparence, avoid the resource curse, and ensure that all Ghanaians benefit from expected oil revenues. The editorial looks deeply into the present situation in Ghana and at the positive examples of Alaska and Norway.
The editorial, “Kosmos Energy Apologizes To The Ghanaian Government: So What?” by SS Quist, is online at: https://news.peacefmonline.com/features/201004/41213.php.
