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Two Memoirs Tell the History of the Alaska Dividend
(2011)
  • Karl Widerquist
Abstract
Alaska’s Permanent Fund Dividend is closer to a basic income than almost any other policy in the world today. The lessons of how it was created and how it became so popular and successful are extremely important to the basic income movement. Two autobiographies available now tell different parts of the story of the Alaska Dividend. One is by Jay Hammond, the governor who, more than anyone else, is responsible for creating the fund and dividend. The other is by Dave Rose, the first executive director of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation. This review essay draws lessons for the basic income movement from those two books.
Keywords
  • Alaska Permanent Fund,
  • Permament Fund Dividend,
  • Alaska Model,
  • Basic Income,
  • Basic Income Guarantee
Publication Date
Winter 2011
Citation Information
Karl Widerquist. "Two Memoirs Tell the History of the Alaska Dividend" (2011)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/widerquist/24/