India might be about to launch the biggest test of ‘basic income’ yet

India might be about to launch the biggest test of ‘basic income’ yet

‘Basic income’ is this idea that instead of giving out money to people after they find themselves in a situation where they need help, you just give everyone a bit of money from the off – like fixing a problem before you even have it.

In the last few months, people in India have been talking pretty seriously about trying it out. A few economists are going to formally present the idea to the prime minister, Narendra Modi, at the end of this month.

If he likes it, they’ll roll it out – starting with women on low or no income, […]

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