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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]], i.e. a [[guaranteed minimum income]] based solely on citizenship and not on work requirement or charity. It serves as a link between individuals and groups committed to or interested in basic income, and fosters informed discussion on this topic throughout the world. Their website defines a basic income as "an income unconditionally granted to all on an individual basis, without means test or work requirement."

Formed in 1986, BIEN held its first international conference in [[Louvain-la-Neuve]] in September of that year. It expanded its scope from Europe to the Earth in 2004. From 1988 they published a newsletter three times per year; however, this has now been discontinued and replaced by an electronic newsletter distributed every second month. BIEN's secretaries have been [[Walter Van Trier]] (1986-1994), [[Philippe Van Parijs]] (1994-2004), and [[David Casassas]] (2004-). 

==See also==
*[[Citizen's dividend]]
*[[Negative income tax]]

==External links==
*[http://www.basicincome.org Basic Income Earth Network]
*[http://www.usbig.net/index.html Basic Income Guarantee], a similar group in the U.S.
*[http://www.bepress.com/bis Basic Income Studies: An International Journal of Basic Income Research]

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