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Univer­sal ba­sic income

TagLast edit: 1 Feb 2022 21:15 UTC by Leo

Universal basic income (UBI) is a government program of periodic cash payments unconditionally delivered to every adult and sufficient to pay for a person’s basic needs.

Further reading

Lowrey, Annie (2018) Give People Money: The Simple Idea to Solve Inequality and Revolutionise Our Lives, London: WH Allen.

GiveDirectly (2019) UBI (Universal Basic Income): An overview, GiveDirectly.

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