he devastating impacts of COVID-19 have been felt by governments, businesses, households and individuals worldwide. Witnessing the contractions in economic growth and productivity across the world, economic intervention by governments was quickly acknowledged to be essential and inevitable. As businesses received stimulus packages to keep the economy afloat, vulnerable citizens were offered relief packages of varying sizes and time periods. Decades of debate about the feasibility and effectiveness of unconditional (non-contribution based) cash transfers were brought to a temporary standstill as a global concession was forced by the unprecedented financial hardship brought on by the pandemic.
The implementation of social […]
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