Basic Income and Development Goals

Rethinking Universal Basic Income: Economic Productivity, Quality ...

By aligning with many of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), UBI could be a global game-changer. Appreciating this, however ...

More specifically, the democratic humanist case for basic income sees in basic income a mode of contesting competition as the primary social ...

What Is Universal Basic Income (UBI), and How Does It Work?

Universal basic income proposes that the government regularly give every adult citizen a set amount of money, typically without conditions related to wealth or ...

The case for a universal basic income

Then we must stop subsidies, notably for fossil-fuels, which hinder the path to the Sustainable Development Goals, especially climate-change ...

Utilizing basic income to create a sustainable, poverty-free tomorrow

Basic income (BI) involves unconditional, regular cash disbursements to either a segment or to the total population. In this study, the authors conduct a ...

Utilizing basic income to create a sustainable, poverty-free tomorrow

Basic income (BI) involves unconditional, regular cash disbursements to either a segment or to the total population.

Universal Basic Income in the Developing World - MIT Economics

One could argue that we do not. One of the central goals of development economics has been to understand how to raise the incomes of people who ...

Universal Basic Income as a development tool - Can UBI play a role ...

Regardless of the exact origins, it is apparent that many notable thought leaders have considered the merits of providing a basic income to ...

framework to navigate the universal basic income (UBI) debate

measures, or, as in the case of UBI, achieving such goals via a single measure. Put differ- ently, a UBI is a shortcut to universality. On closer scrutiny ...

Universal Basic Income Policies and Future of Human Welfare

UBI touches upon three core targets of the United Nations Agenda 2030 SDGs: no poverty, reduced inequality, and decent work and economic growth.

Universal Basic Incomes versus Targeted Transfers: Anti-Poverty ...

Of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals articulated by the United Nations, number one is the elimination of extreme poverty by 2030. While future economic ...

Universal Basic Income | United Nations iLibrary

Over the past decades, universal basic income (UBI) has ... Sustainable Development Goals: Image of Good Health and Well-Being ...

What we know and don't about basic income - UNESCO

The idea of a Universal Basic Income (UBI) – a flat, unconditional stipend periodically given to every legal resident in a country to stay above the poverty ...

Universal Basic Income and the SDGs: Prospects and Challenges

In 2015, the United Nations defined a number of sustainable development goals to be achieved by 2030. Among these goals is the urgent need to end poverty and ...

Are the UN Sustainable Development Goals a Valuable Platform for ...

The purpose of this paper is to explore whether the SDGs provide a valuable platform to call for a basic income (BI) globally.

Are the UN Sustainable Development Goals a Valuable Platform for ...

Are the UN Sustainable Development Goals a Valuable Platform for Advancing a Basic Income? A Critical Historical Studies Account · Author · Abstract · Suggested ...

What we know and what we don't about universal basic income

The COVID-19 pandemic came with a surge of interest in universal basic income (UBI). The crisis moved UBI from the policy fringe, ...

Exploring Universal Basic Income : A Guide to Navigating Concepts ...

Universal basic income (UBI)—defined as a transfer that is provided universally, unconditionally, and in cash—holds an attractive promise of ...

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A Basic Income is a periodic cash payment unconditionally delivered to all on an individual basis, without means-test or work requirement.

The need for universal basic income

At UNDP, we're saying that, if there isn't a minimum income floor to fall back on when this kind of massive shock hits, people literally have no ...