by Karl Widerquist | Jan 23, 2014 | Research
SUMMARY: An article on the cost of living, the cost of stigmatising, and the cost of forgetting the rich historical basis of the Universal Basic Income (UBI) idea. It further explores how the recent proposal to institute a UBI in Switzerland may turn out to be a short-lived experiment, but how it raises important questions about human needs, social justice and how to attend them.
Tobias Haeusermann is a PhD candidate in Sociology at King’s College, University of Cambridge.
Tobias Haeusermann, “A Salary for Living,” King’s Review, Jan 17th, 2014.
From the King's Review
by Yannick Vanderborght | Jan 15, 2014 | Research
Marco Nappolini, “The perils of a Living Wage,” Pieria, December 16, 2013.
The perils of a Living Wage (Pieria)
by Karl Widerquist | Jan 14, 2014 | Research
The idea of a basic income for all citizens is often seen as a utopian dream. But, as this article explains, ‘the Alaska Dividend’ has existed for more than thirty years, and is immensely popular to this day. Karl Widerquist is an Associate Professor at SFS-Q, Georgetown University. He is the editor of Basic Income News and the Basic Income Earth Network’s NewsFlash. He writes the Alaska Dividend Blog.
Karl Widerquist, “The Alaska Model: a citizen’s income in practice,” Our Kingdom, Democratic Wealth: building a citizens’ economy. 24 April 2013.
Opendemocracy.net
by Karl Widerquist | Jan 12, 2014 | Research
Rick Falkvinge, “Should Pirate Parties Include The Coming Swarm Economy As Policy?” Falkfinge & Co. on Infopolicy. December 2013.
Falkfinge & Co.
by Karl Widerquist | Jan 11, 2014 | Research
Paulo Rodrigues, “A Return to Full Employment?” Basic Income UK. December 13, 2013.
(Basic Income UK)
