| Exploring Universal Basic Income: A Guide to Navigating Concepts, Evidence, and Practices Contributor(s): Gentilini, Ugo (Editor), Grosh, Margaret (Editor), Rigolini, Jamele (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1464814589 ISBN-13: 9781464814587 Publisher: World Bank Publications OUR PRICE: $47.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Policy - Business & Economics | Development - Economic Development - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Security |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.9" W x 9.9" (1.50 lbs) 334 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |