The recent Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN) Congress 2018 provided a platform for a fascinating conversation on the convergence between the UBI and the Social Protection Floors debates. Development Pathways Associate Rasmus Schjoedt and I presented preliminary findings on the potential benefits of a progressive introduction of a UBI in order to contribute to this, writes Heiner Salomon .
Three main messages stood out from the discussions:
Firstly, Philip Alston argued that, if we ever want to move the needle on social protection globally we need to create a ‘sense of outrage’ about the unfairness and inadequacy of many current social […]
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