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Anniversaries are poignant human moments, points on a journey, never an end in themselves. Twenty-five years ago, on September 4–6, 1986, a small group of us held a workshop on basic income and on September 6 decided to set up a network, BIEN. The memory is blurred; the documentation is scattered. However, this twenty-fifth anniversary is a testament to several aspects of BIEN, and it is perhaps acceptable to reflect on the journey so far.
Editor’s Note: The attached was sent to the Basic Income European Network (BIEN) membership via email on September 4, 2011. A flurry of complimentary emails followed. I wish to thank Guy Standing for permitting his statement in its entirety to be included in this volume. Bracketed text [] was added by me for informational or clarification purposes only.
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© 2012 Richard K. Caputo
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Standing, G. (2012). An Anniversary Note — BIEN’s Twenty-fifth. In: Caputo, R.K. (eds) Basic Income Guarantee and Politics. Exploring the Basic Income Guarantee. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137045300_4
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