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Guy Standing (economist)

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Guy Standing, FAcSS (born 9 February 1948) is a British professor of Development Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, and co-founder of the Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN). [1]

32 relations: Academy of Social Sciences, Bachelor of Arts, Basic income, Basic Income Earth Network, Basic income in the United Kingdom, Decent work, Deliberative democracy, Development studies, Doctor of Philosophy, Far-right politics, Globalization, Industrial relations, International Labour Organization, Jeremy Corbyn, Jeremy Corbyn Labour Party leadership campaign, 2015, Job security, Labour economics, Labour market flexibility, Labour Party (UK) leadership election, 2015, Master of Arts, Monash University, Policy Network, Precariat, SOAS, University of London, Social protection, The Guardian, University of Bath, University of Cambridge, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, University of London, University of Sussex, Workfare.

Academy of Social Sciences

The Academy of Social Sciences is a representative body for social sciences in the UK.

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Bachelor of Arts

A Bachelor of Arts (BA or AB, from the Latin baccalaureus artium or artium baccalaureus) is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, sciences, or both.

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Basic income

A basic income, also called basic income guarantee, universal basic income (UBI), basic living stipend (BLS) or universal demogrant, is a type of program in which citizens (or permanent residents) of a country may receive a regular sum of money from the government.

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Basic Income Earth Network

The Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN; until 2004 Basic Income European Network) is a network of academics and activists interested in the idea of a universal basic income based solely on citizenship and not on work requirement or charity.

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Basic income in the United Kingdom

Basic income has been discussed in United Kingdom for much of the 20th and 21st century.

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Decent work

The United Nations Economic and Social Council has given a General Comment that defines "decent work" and requires satisfaction of Article 7 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: decent work is employment that "respects the fundamental rights of the human person as well as the rights of workers in terms of conditions of work safety and remuneration.

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Deliberative democracy

Deliberative democracy or discursive democracy is a form of democracy in which deliberation is central to decision-making.

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Development studies

Development studies is an interdisciplinary branch of social science.

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Doctor of Philosophy

A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD or Ph.D.; Latin Philosophiae doctor) is the highest academic degree awarded by universities in most countries.

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Far-right politics

Far-right politics are politics further on the right of the left-right spectrum than the standard political right, particularly in terms of more extreme nationalist, and nativist ideologies, as well as authoritarian tendencies.

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Globalization

Globalization or globalisation is the process of interaction and integration between people, companies, and governments worldwide.

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Industrial relations

Industrial relations is a multidisciplinary field that studies the employment relationship.

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International Labour Organization

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is a United Nations agency dealing with labour problems, particularly international labour standards, social protection, and work opportunities for all.

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Jeremy Corbyn

Jeremy Bernard Corbyn (born 26 May 1949).

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Jeremy Corbyn Labour Party leadership campaign, 2015

Jeremy Corbyn, the Member of Parliament for Islington North, stood as a candidate in the 2015 British Labour Party leadership election, in a successful campaign that made him the leader of the Labour Party.

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Job security

Job security is the probability that an individual will keep their job; a job with a high level of job security is such that a person with the job would have a small chance of becoming unemployed.

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Labour economics

Labour economics seeks to understand the functioning and dynamics of the markets for wage labour.

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Labour market flexibility

The degree of labour market flexibility is the speed with which labour markets adapt to fluctuations and changes in society, the economy or production.

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Labour Party (UK) leadership election, 2015

The 2015 Labour Party leadership election was won by Jeremy Corbyn with a landslide victory.

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Master of Arts

A Master of Arts (Magister Artium; abbreviated MA; also Artium Magister, abbreviated AM) is a person who was admitted to a type of master's degree awarded by universities in many countries, and the degree is also named Master of Arts in colloquial speech.

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Monash University

Monash University is a public research university based in Melbourne, Australia.

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Policy Network

Policy Network is an international progressive think tank based in London.

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Precariat

In sociology and economics, the precariat is a social class formed by people suffering from precarity, which is a condition of existence without predictability or security, affecting material or psychological welfare.

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SOAS, University of London

SOAS University of London (the School of Oriental and African Studies), is a public research university in London, England, and a constituent college of the federal University of London.

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Social protection

Social protection, as defined by the United Nations Research Institute For Social Development, is concerned with preventing, managing, and overcoming situations that adversely affect people’s well being.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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University of Bath

The University of Bath is a public university located in Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom.

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University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge (informally Cambridge University)The corporate title of the university is The Chancellor, Masters, and Scholars of the University of Cambridge.

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University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign

The University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign (also known as U of I, Illinois, or colloquially as the University of Illinois or UIUC) is a public research university in the U.S. state of Illinois and the flagship institution of the University of Illinois System.

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University of London

The University of London (abbreviated as Lond. or more rarely Londin. in post-nominals) is a collegiate and a federal research university located in London, England.

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University of Sussex

The University of Sussex is a public research university in Falmer, Sussex, England.

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Workfare

Workfare is an alternative, and controversial, way of providing money to otherwise unemployed or underemployed people, who are applying for social benefits.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Standing_(economist)

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