Universal Basic Income (UBI) has frequently been discussed as a potential solution to economic inequality in an increasingly automated and AI-driven world. Alternatives like Universal Basic Services ...

The COVID-19 pandemic appears likely to worsen inequalities in an enduring way, further widening the gap between haves and have-nots in advanced economies and reversing progress in developing ...

The unconditional income is already being considered or implemented through pilots by a number of other countries. Co-leader of the network promoting universal basic income, Professor Guy Standing ...

Most people still feel that, despite recent small upticks in good economic news, things still aren’t going very well. It’s obvious why: Economic inequality in the United States has been receiving a ...

On December 15, 2017, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Philip Alston, issued a damning report on his visit to the United States. He cited data from the ...

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(MENAFN- The Conversation) South Africa remains one of the most unequal countries in the world. The country's per-capita expenditure Gini coefficient, a measure of how spending from income is ...