[Easttimorstudies] East Timor and Basic Income

Jennifer Drysdale jenster at cres10.anu.edu.au
Tue May 9 11:57:18 EST 2006


Please respond to j.tomlinson at qut.edu.au

>Dear Comrades
>some of us have been working on Basic Income for some time now
>see Basic Income Guarantee  Australia
>http://www.basicincome.qut.edu.au/index.jsp
>most of the material relates to Australia
>but there is one article specifically dealing with Basic Income and East Timor
>BASIC INCOME FOR EAST TIMOR?
>
>AN EXPLORATORY REPORT
>
> 
>© David Casassas, Daniel Raventós and Julie Wark*
>
>http://www.basicincome.qut.edu.au/docs/BITimor2CorrectedJulie%20Wark.doc
>
>In the light of the ongoing troubles in East 
>Timor it may be that more of us should take an interest in income security
>in that country.
>
>This morning I read a booklet on Basic Income in 
>Namibia HAARMANN, Claudia & HAARMANN, Dirk (2005),
>The Basic Income Grant in Namibia Resource Book, Windhoek: June 2005.
>http://www.cdhaarmann.com/Publications/BIG_Resource_Book.pdf
>which outlines how income insecurity in that 
>country is causing massive problems and how a 
>Basic Income could assist in solving them I 
>think it it would be useful to read this booklet 
>in conjunction with the David Casassas, Daniel Raventós and Julie Wark article.
>yours in solidarity
>  john




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