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Korea: Sea Cucumber Fisheries as Shared Property of Islanders – “rediscovering rural basic income experiments”
by Guest Contributor on April 11, 2021 at 1:03 am
Editor’s note: The use of the term ‘basic income’ for the sheme in Janggo Island does not correspond to BIEN’s […]
Research Associate sought for a microsimulation project on Basic Income based at the University of Bath, UK
by Malcolm Torry on April 8, 2021 at 9:44 am
The Institute for Policy Research (IPR) at the University of Bath is seeking a post-doctoral research associate for a […]
‘Expedition Basic Income’ launches grassroots campaign for large UBI experiment in Germany
by Sarah Delahaye on April 6, 2021 at 3:43 pm
More and more people feel that universal basic income (UBI) could change our society for the better. But how can we […]
Korea’s youth dividend sparking discussion of basic income before Presidential election
by BIKN Korea on April 1, 2021 at 7:30 am
With Gyeonggi province, BIKN and a member of the national assembly from the Basic Income party was elected in 2020. […]
World Bank recommends GMI to reduce the poverty rate in Russia
by Guest Contributor on March 26, 2021 at 2:42 pm
In Russia, as in many other countries, social benefits do not always reach those who need them. The problem has existed […]
European Basic Income: A post-COVID recovery strategy
by Guest Contributor on March 23, 2021 at 6:16 am
A social policy analyst from Slovenia, suggested that the European Commission examine the idea of a European Universal […]

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