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In: Basic Income Studies 8 (2013) 1, pp. i-iv

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Public Policy for Women: The State, Income Security, and Labour Market Issues , Marjorie Griffin Cohen and Jane Pulkingham. Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press, 2009, pp. 417, $35.00 (Paperback). ISBN: 978-0-8020-9500-8

Gazso, Amber - In: Basic Income Studies 8 (2013) 2, pp. 245-249

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The Most Effective Means of Social Protection? An Evaluation of the Impact of Conditional Cash Transfers on Schooling and Child Labour in Peru

Ilaria, Tercelli - In: Basic Income Studies 8 (2013) 2, pp. 30-30

According to the Peruvian Constitution, the legal minimum age for child workers is 12 years old, making it the youngest level in Latin America and among other continents. More than 2 million children in Peru are employed in agriculture, gold mines, as domestic workers and street sellers. Peru is...

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Independence, Propertylessness, and Basic Income: A Theory of Freedom as the Power to Say No, Karl Widerquist. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013, pp. 256, $100.00 (hardback). ISBN: 978-1-137-27472-4

David, Jones Joshua - In: Basic Income Studies 8 (2013) 2, pp. 5-5

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Public Policy for Women: The State, Income Security, and Labour Market Issues, Marjorie Griffin Cohen and Jane Pulkingham. Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press, 2009, pp. 417, $35.00 (Paperback). ISBN: 978-0-8020-9500-8

Amber, Gazso - In: Basic Income Studies 8 (2013) 2, pp. 5-5

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Citizen’s Income and Welfare Regimes in Latin America: From Cash Transfers to Rights, Rubén Lo Vuolo. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013, pp. 286 (hardcover). ISBN: 978-0-230-33821-0

Julia, Maskivker - In: Basic Income Studies 8 (2013) 2, pp. 3-3

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The Basic Income Grant Pilot Project in Namibia: A Critical Assessment

Rigmar, Osterkamp - In: Basic Income Studies 8 (2013) 1, pp. 71-91

Since January 2008 a monthly Basic Income Grant (BIG) of N$ 100 (about US$ 15) has been paid to around 1,000 citizens of the Namibian village of Otjivero. (In January 2010 it is reduced to N$ 80.) The project is called a “pilot project”, because its intention is to convince the government to...

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Universal Basic Income and Recognition Theory – A Tangible Step towards an Ideal

Roisin, Mulligan - In: Basic Income Studies 8 (2013) 2, pp. 20-20

The philosophical “Recognition” debate may be advanced by exploring recognition theory as a means to justify a concrete policy in the form of Universal Basic Income (UBI). UBI advocacy may also be strengthened by exploring the potential effects of UBI on the manner in which individuals value...

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Domestic Service and Gender Equality: An Unavoidable Problem for the Feminist Debate on Basic Income

Camila, Vollenweider - In: Basic Income Studies 8 (2013) 1, pp. 19-41

The debate on the desirability of a Basic Income (BI) for women has polarized between those who defend the measure as a way of reducing gender inequalities and those who believe that the policy could worsen the gender gap. This article argues for the former position, introducing the problem of...

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The Basic Income Guarantee: A General Equilibrium Evaluation

Yunker James A. - In: Basic Income Studies 8 (2013) 2, pp. 31-31

The potential economic effects of implementing a Basic Income Guarantee (BIG) in the United States are examined using a small-scale computable general equilibrium model in which labor and saving are the fundamental household decision variables. The social choice variables consist of BIG (termed...

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