This paper explores universal basic income (UBI) in relation to crisis, from COVID-19 techno-economic disruptions work and prospective post-capitalist transition. Critical debates around automation, wage labour post-work are brought into conversation with emerging trends urban political economy foundational infrastructure, smart cities platform capitalism. To deliver the socio-economic transfor...

At a time of COVID-19 pandemic, universal basic income (UBI) has been presented as potential public health ‘upstream intervention’. Research indicates possible impact on by reducing poverty, fostering health-promoting behaviour and ameliorating biopsychosocial pathways to health. This novel case for UBI measure is starting receive attention from range political positions organisations. However,...

Should Marxists support universal basic income (UBI), i.e., a regular cash paid to all without means test or work requirement? This paper considers one important argument that they should, namely UBI would be instrumentally effective in helping bring about communism. It argues previous answers this question have insufficient attention logically prior question: what is Marx’s account of communis...

Abstract This paper analyses the human right to science (RtS) in relation data (DS) and its applications, particularly, monetization. It advances an approach that balances three aspects of RtS, namely, protection from harmful science, benefit-sharing participation derives corresponding sets state duties. First, RtS implies duty end monetization so far as it entails practices rights, including u...

Background: In the context of UK Government’s ‘prevention agenda’, Laura Webber and colleagues have called for a ‘health in all policies’ approach. Universal Basic Income (UBI) is system cash transfers to citizens. Recent research suggests it could significantly benefit population health, including via reducing stress. However, Finnish trial policy with similarities UBI has influenced debate. T...

introduction: ubiquicidin 29-41 (ubi) is a fragment of the cationic antimicrobial peptide that is present in various species including humans. the purpose of this study was to investigate radiochemical and biological characteristics of [6-hydrazinopyridine-3-carboxylic acid (hynic)]-ubi 29-41 designed for the labeling with 99mtc using tricine as coligand. methods: synthesis was preformed on a ...