Universal Basic Income Series – Part IX: The Job Guarantee
In part IX of this series on Universal Basic Income, Ellis Winningham introduces the Job Guarantee; an approach that marks...
Read moreEllis Winningham is well known in international MMT circles (Modern Monetary Theory). A macroeconomist, writer, lecturer and he makes it his mission to further knowledge and analysis on the workings of our monetary systems. As he puts it he is “a thorn in the side of the Orthodoxy” as he roots out general misinformation about how things work and illuminates what’s really going on. His work features on podcasts and in articles on many media platforms.
In part IX of this series on Universal Basic Income, Ellis Winningham introduces the Job Guarantee; an approach that marks...
Read moreThe author explains why UBI keeps the NAIRU economy alive, leading to impoverished conditions of the population
Read moreEconomists still think that ‘work’ is limited to what serves the free-market economy and produces a private profit. It’s time...
Read moreThe implementation of a universal basic income carries significant implications for individuals, communities, and society as a whole
Read moreUnemployment rate is not determined by automation, business, market forces, nor private-sector but by the size of the central government’s...
Read moreWho said if something that is part of the whole is true, the whole is therefore also true? This is...
Read moreThe meanings of fundamental terms used in economics are explained by the author
Read moreGetting into the grips of what UBI and automatic stabiliser really mean
Read moreThere’s a vast difference between a universal basic income – given to everyone in society – and a limited trial...
Read moreWe are a not-for-profit citizen journalism publication. Our aim is to publish well-written, fact-based articles and opinion pieces on subjects that are of interest to people in Scotland and beyond.
Bylines Scotland is a trading brand of Bylines Network Limited, which is a partner organisation to Byline Times.
Learn more about us