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Basic income proposal by influential Suga adviser hard to sell in Japan

National | FOCUS Jan 9, 2021

Basic income proposal by influential Suga adviser hard to sell in Japan

by Satoshi Iizuka

The idea has caught Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's eye at a time when the coronavirus pandemic is stirring worries about job security and social inequality.

Media join the debate over the economics of a universal basic income

National / Media | MEDIA MIX Oct 17, 2020

Media join the debate over the economics of a universal basic income

by Philip Brasor

Could the introduction of such a welfare model lead to economic inequality?

Would a universal basic income make us lazy or creative?

Commentary / World Oct 5, 2020

Would a universal basic income make us lazy or creative?

by Andreas Kluth

We are indeed in the midst of a digital transformation that will destroy many old jobs and create many new ones, and we need structures that help people adapt.

Is universal basic income a done deal?

Commentary / World May 19, 2020

Is universal basic income a done deal?

by Gwynne Dyer

The social and economic changes that might deal with the mass destruction of jobs by automation are being road-tested right now.

Commentary / World Feb 20, 2017

An idea whose time has come?

by Gwynne Dyer

An idea that might be the solution to runaway populism has suddenly gone mainstream.

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