Georgette Jasen, "Research Finds Outright Grants of Cash Are Surprisingly Effective Form of Aid to the Poor"
[Craig Axford]
Researcher Christopher Blattman investigated
the impacts of a Ugandan grant program financed through a loan
from the World Bank and discovered it paid huge dividends both for
the grant recipients and the communities they belonged to. Though the grants were
largely unconditional with no follow-up to determine how the money
was spent, Blattman found that grant recipients learned a trade,
started a business, or otherwise spent the money responsibly.
Georgette Jason, "Research Finds Outright Grants of Cash Are Surprisingly Effective Form of Aid to the Poor," Global Impact, October 8, 2013: http://news.columbia.edu/global/3240
Duncan Black, "Minimum income proposal worth considering"
With positive reference to the Swiss referendum, this opinion piece in the popular national paper, USA Today discusses Basic Income as something the United States should consider.
Duncan Black, "Minimum income proposal worth considering," USA Today, October 10, 2013: http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2013/10/10/swiss-referendum-minimum-income-column/2945657/
Rich Smith, "A Radical Fix for the Social Safety Net: Replace It All With One BIG Idea"
[Craig Axford]
Arguing the current safety net is a "messed up" tangle of
confusing and poorly managed programs, Rich Smith endorses the
basic income guarantee (BIG) as a means of both starting over and
eliminating poverty. Citing
Alan Sheahen's recent book on the subject, Basic Income Guarantee: Your
Right to Economic Security, Smith agrees it's an idea whose
time has come.
Rich Smith, "A Radical Fix for the Social Safety Net: Replace It
All With One BIG Idea, Daily
Finance, October 3, 2013-10-12:
http://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/10/03/radical-social-safety-net-fix-basic-income-guarantee/
Erin Andersen, "To end poverty, guarantee everyone in Canada $20,000 a year. But are you willing to trust the poor?"
[Craig Axford]
In 2010, a Canadian House of Commons committee
on poverty released
a
report recommending a guaranteed basic income for every
Canadian with disabilities. In
Quebec, a task force also recommended a basic income guarantee of
$12,000 for each of the province's citizens. In Canada, home of the
Dauphin, Manitoba experiment, the BIG idea has receives some
support from across the political spectrum.
Erin Anderson, "To end poverty, guarantee everyone in Canada
$20,000 a year. But are you willing to trust the poor?"The Globe and Mail,
November 19, 2010 (updated August 23, 2012): http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/to-end-poverty-guarantee-everyone-in-canada-20000-a-year-but-are-you-willing-to-trust-the-poor/article560885/?page=1
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