Parivartan Sharma / Reuters The idea is simple and elegant, and easy to sell to people of various political shades. Every citizen of India gets a small amount of money transferred into his or her bank account every month. For those who believe in a role for the government in welfare, this means a safety net for the poor, and a more elastic one than the current welfare state, bound as it is by a problematic poverty line. For those supportive of a welfare state but critical of a ‘nanny’ state, cash allows citizens to use the money as […]
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