Hi all,
I'm posting this on behalf of Karl Widerquist and the organisers; please
consult email links below for more information
Steve Keen
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CALL FOR PAPERS
THE FIRST CONGRESS OF THE U.S. BASIC INCOME GUARANTEE NETWORK
FUNDAMENTAL INSECURITY OR BASIC INCOME GUARANTEE
March 8-9, 2002
Sponsored by
The Center for Social Justice, School of Social Welfare, Stony Brook
University
and
The Cultural Studies Department of the CUNY Graduate Center
In the year 2001, toward the end of the longest period of uninterrupted
economic growth in U.S. history, millions of U.S. workers remained in poverty.
Apparently, even in the best of times, the market economy cannot eliminate
poverty on its own without a change in policy. As the likelihood of a
recession increases, millions of Americans can be expected to fall deeper into
poverty. One policy-or perhaps the only policy-that could completely eliminate
poverty is the Basic Income Guarantee (BIG). This policy is the assurance by
the federal government that no citizen's income will fall below a minimum
level for any reason. The U.S. Basic Income Guarantee Network (USBIG) is an
organization dedicated to increasing public discussion of the Basic Income
Guarantee. As part of this effort, USBIG will hold its first Congress on March
8-9, 2002 at The CUNY Graduate Center (365 Fifth Avenue between 34th and 35th
Streets in New York City). The Congress will be sponsored by the Center for
Social Justice of the SUNY School of Social Welfare at Stony Brook and the
Cultural Studies Department of the City University of New York. The purpose of
the Congress is to bring together a wide group of academics, policy analysts,
students, activists, and others interested in exploring the merits of BIG. It
will consist of a series of panels, discussion groups, and speakers and it
will include an organizational meeting for USBIG.
We invite proposals for papers and panels on topics related to the Basic
Income Guarantee, including but not limited to the following:
1. BIG history: The movement for a Negative Income Tax or a Guaranteed
Income
in the United States and lessons for the future
2. The ethics of BIG
3. The politics of BIG
4. The Alaskan dividend: the existing Basic Income Guarantee
5. The impact of a Basic Income Guarantee on civil society
6. The efficiency-equity tradeoff and the Basic Income Guarantee
7. The Basic Income Guarantee and the family: Effects on marital status,
domestic violence, and child poverty
8. The Basic Income Guarantee outside the United States
9. The labor market effects of BIG
10. Funding a Basic Income Guarantee
11. Substitutes or compliments? The relationship between the Basic Income
Guarantee, government as employer of last resort, wage subsidies, and the
living wage movement
12. The problem at hand: recent trends in poverty and child poverty in the
U.S. and possibility of increased employment insecurity in the next recession
All discussion of BIG is welcome whether for or against. Papers that do not
directly relate to BIG will only be accepted if they fit into topic 12, "the
problem at hand." Anyone interested in presenting a paper or organizing a
session should submit a proposal. Paper proposals should include the
following:
1. Name
2. University/Organization
3. Address
4. City, State, Zip Code (Postal Code), and Country
5. Telephone, FAX
6. Email Address
7. Paper Title
8. Abstract
Proposals for panels should include all of the above information for each
paper in the panel as well as the title for the panel itself. Electronic
submissions are preferred and should be sent to Michael A. Lewis at:
mlewis@ssw.hsc.sunysb.edu.
Submissions can also be made by regular mail to:
Michael A. Lewis
Assistant Professor of Social Welfare
School of Social Welfare
Stony Brook University
Health Sciences Center, Level 2, Rm. 093
Stony Brook, NY 11794-8231
Home Page: http://www.debunking-economics.com
http://bus.uws.edu.au/steve-keen/
http://www.stevekeen.net
Dr. Steve Keen
Senior Lecturer
Economics & Finance
Campbelltown, Building 11 Room 30,
School of Economics and Finance
UNIVERSITY WESTERN SYDNEY
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PENRITH SOUTH DC NSW 1797
Australia
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