Universal basic income (UBI) is emerging as one of the most hotly debated issues in development and social protection policy. But what are the features of UBI? What is it meant to achieve? How do we know, and what don't we know, about its performance? What does it take to implement it in practice? Drawing from global evidence, literature, and survey data, this volume provides a framework to elucidate issues and trade-offs in UBI with a view to help inform choices around its appropriateness and feasibility in different contexts. Specifically, the book examines how UBI differs from or complements other social assistance programs in terms of objectives, coverage, incidence, adequacy, incentives, effects on poverty and inequality, financing, political economy, and implementation. It also reviews past and current country experiences, surveys the full range of existing policy proposals, provides original results from micro–tax benefit simulations, and sets out a range of considerations around the analytics and practice of UBI.

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Publisher

World Bank

Year

2020

ISBN

9781464814587

Topic

Politique et relations internationales

Subtopic

Politique sociale

Cover
Half Title
Title
Copyright
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Abbreviations
Overview: Exploring Universal Basic Income
Chapter 1. The Idea of Universal Basic Income
Chapter 2. UBI as Social Assistance: Comparative Models and Instruments
Chapter 3. Universal Basic Income and Work
Chapter 4. Comparative Effects of Universal Basic Income: Emerging Issues and Estimates
Chapter 5. Financing a Universal Basic Income: A Primer
Chapter 6. The Political Economy of Universal Basic Income
Chapter 7. What Does It Take to Deliver a Universal Basic Income in Practice?
Appendixes
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