The Basic Income Earth Network was founded in 1986 as the Basic Income European Network. It expanded its scope from Europe to the Earth in 2004. It serves as a link between individuals and groups committed to or interested in basic income, and fosters informed discussion on this topic throughout the world.<\/p>\n
The present NewsFlash has been prepared with the help of Paul Nollen, Jean-Paul Brasseur, David Casassas, Jurgen De Wispelaere, Joerg Drescher, Sandro Gobetti, Dirk Jacobi, Philippe Van Parijs, Karl Widerquist, and Th\u00e9r\u00e8se Davio.<\/p>\n
NewsFlash 65 (November 2011) is available in PDF version at www.basicincome.org
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CONTENTS<\/p>\n
Editorial: BIEN\u2019s 25th anniversary, by Guy Standing<\/p>\n
1. Basic Income News great success<\/p>\n
2. New issue of Basic Income Studies<\/p>\n
3. Events
\nTampere, Dublin, Vienna, Brussels, Toronto<\/p>\n
4. Glimpses of national debates<\/p>\n
* BELGIUM: Philippe Van Parijs gets prestigious award
\n* BRAZIL: ReCivitas continues to expand private-funded BIG
\n* FRANCE: \u201cYoung leaders\u201d in favour of basic income
\n* GERMANY: Moves towards a basic pension in Germany?
\n* INDIA: Basic Income Pilot Projects are underway
\n* ITALY: Demonstration in Bologna turns into riot
\n* MONGOLIA: Government takes steps toward implementing an Alaskan-style BIG
\n* SENEGAL: Presidential candidate in favour of basic income
\n* UNITED STATES: 2011 Alaska Dividends safe as the APF rides financial roller coaster<\/p>\n
5. Publications<\/p>\n
*ENGLISH
\nFORGET, Evelyn L. (2011), \u2018The Town with No Poverty\u2026\u2019
\nGOSSERIES, Axel & VANDERBORGHT, Yannick (2011), Arguing about justice\u2026
\nHAMMOND, Jay (2011), Diapering The Devil,\u2026
\nLEVITT, Kari Polanyi (2011), \u2018Basic Income as a Public Policy to Enhance Democracy\u2026\u2019
\nMORGAN, Gareth & GUTHRIE, Susan (2011), The Big Kahuna…
\nWEEKS, Kathi (2011), The Problem with Work\u2026<\/p>\n
* PORTUGUESE
\nBAERT, Anthony (2011), \u2018Experi\u00eancias de transfer\u00eancia de renda universal\u2026\u2019<\/p>\n
6. New Links<\/p>\n
7. About the Basic Income Earth Network
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