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How the marginalized fight their way through the pandemic: the Philippine case

Based on on-ground data, this piece by Eduardo C. Tadem is about grassroot and organically-emerging efforts to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic at community level. This is a granular view of the realities in five vulnerable communities in the Philippines. 

22 Jan 2021
Move the debate from Universal Basic Income (UBI) to Universal Basic Services (UBS) - UNESCO Inclusive Policy Lab

Move the debate from Universal Basic Income to Universal Basic Services

Many arguments have been made for Universal Basic Income (UBI) in the debate of revovery from the pandemic. This think piece by Ian Gough makes the alternative case for Universal Basic Services (UBS) as more egalitarian and sustainable than UBI. Importantly, it argues, UBS is also politically more incremental and reformist than the case for a true UBI.

19 Jan 2021
Greening the Basic Income

Greening the basic income

While in the midst of multiple crises – health, climate, and economic – policy makers are increasingly looking for ideas to mitigate emissions and redistribute resources with ideas such universal basic income fast gaining traction. But the question remains: “how do you pay for it?”. Here, Mark Paul discusses a policy that could do both – finance a universal basic income and substantially curtail carbon emissions: a carbon price-and-dividend.

19 Jan 2021
Minimum subsistence income, the Spanish way

Minimum subsistence income, the Spanish way

Jordi Sevilla discusses Minimum Subsistence Income - a new non-contributory Social Security benefit in Spain with two objectives: to reduce extreme poverty and to assist the labour integration of people at risk of exclusion.

05 Nov 2020
In Indonesia, the COVID-19 pandemic hurts poor women the most

Helping scientists during the pandemic: lessons from gender disparities

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the pace of science around the world. But not all scientists have experienced the same level of disruption. Kyle R. Myers discusses the lessons learned from long-standing gender disparities in the workforce.  

05 Nov 2020

How Malaysia can leverage e-commerce to leave no one behind in recovery

Movement and quarantine restrictions in Malaysia led to a “new normal” for business and consumers through digitization and e-commerce. Andrew Kam, Rashila Ramli and Sity Daud look into the role of e-commerce as an inclusive recovery opportunity.

27 Oct 2020
In Indonesia, the COVID-19 pandemic hurts poor women the most

In Indonesia, the COVID-19 pandemic hurts poor women the most

Diahhadi Setyonaluri and Rachmat Reksa Samudra discuss thier research that shows  how women, especially poor women, are suffering more due to the COVID-19 pandemic, putting them at profound risk of health and economic disadvantage.

This article originally appeared on The Conversation.

23 Sep 2020

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