Universal Basic Income: The Debate

Published: Mar 30, 2019

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Abstract: The emerging trend of poorly skilled workforce has exposed many a huge population to the risk of losing jobs. The idea of providing Universal Basic Income to all is doing rounds in discussions and deliberations in different quarters. However, it is essential to focus on reskilling the population than supporting them with unconditional cash transfers which comes with its own perils.

The author is Associate Editor, Geography and You. assoeditor@geographyandyou.com. The article should be cited as Bhusan, S. 2019. Universal basic income : The debate, Geography and You, 19(14): 44-47.