As Universal basic income (UBI) emerges as one of the most hotly debated issues in development and social protection policy, this volume by the World Bank discusses:
- Issues and trade-offs – UBI's appropriateness and feasibility in different contexts;
- Global evidence – reviewing literature and survey data for a range of considerations around analytics and practice of UBI;
- Compare and contrast – how UBI differs from or complements other social assistance programs (objectives, coverage, incidence, adequacy, incentives, effects on poverty and inequality, financing, political economy, and implementation);
- Country experiences – existing policy proposals, and original results from micro–tax benefit simulations;