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BIEN Asia-Pacific Hub publishes second edition of UBI Times
Dear readers, Greetings from the BIEN Asia-Pacific Hub, and welcome to the second edition of UBI Times. The response to our inaugural edition has been truly heartening. The messages of support, the...
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New article: “Basic income trials and the politics of scale: A research agenda”
Abstract “The growing popularity of basic income has led to extensive trials of the policy in numerous settings across the world. However, analysis of the politics of basic income, and in particular...
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A Cash Giveaway to Improve Health in Chelsea, Massachusetts
It doesn’t really matter what disease you are looking at — cancer, heart disease, dementia, drug abuse, psychiatric disorders. In every case, poverty is associated with worse disease. But the word...
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Can Universal Basic Income Transform China’s Fight Against Poverty?
Research presented at the 2024 BIEN Congress explores China’s possible shift from existing social assistance programs toward Universal Basic Income (UBI), raising insights into poverty alleviation and...
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Riane Eisler on Partnership Ethic and Basic Income
Riane Eisler (born July 22, 1931) is an Austrian-born American systems scientist, attorney, and author known for her work on gender, family, economics, and social evolution. She pioneered the...
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Guyana’s $200,000 One-Off Cash Grant: A Step Forward, but More is Needed
Photo by Adam Gethin on Unsplash “President Irfaan Ali’s recent announcement of a $200,000 one-off cash grant to every household across Guyana comes during unprecedented economic growth fueled by the...
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Suriname’s Royalties for Everyone: Direct Payments to Citizens
Photo by aboodi vesakaran on Unsplash “President Chandrikapersad “Chan” Santokhi announced the Royalties for Everyone program, aiming to grant Surinamese citizens US$750 from future oil royalties with...
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Dr. Malcolm Torry on Basic Income: History, Feasibility, and Societal Impact
Dr. Malcolm Torry, a British academic, has been a leading researcher on basic income for more than 40 years. As Director of the Citizen’s Basic Income Trust (CBIT) from 2001 to 2020, and General...
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Paper submissions and registrations for BIEN Congress 2025
As of March 26 the BIEN 2025 organizing committee has received 236 submissions (across all categories) and 317 participant registrations. Last-minute submissions will be accepted for a few more days.
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