Basic income will prove difficult to adopt globally
Some successful experiences of giving all citizens an unconditional cash payment may push other countries to try it
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- Reasons for attention
- Academic and policy networks
- Good examples
- Welfare
- Labour market trends
- Political debate
- Left-wing parties
- Social democratic parties
- Recent attempts
- Switzerland
- Finland
- The Netherlands
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_350.jpg "Justice minister Simonetta Sommaruga seen following a referendum rejection of a guaranteed basic income for all Swiss (Reuters/Ruben Sprich)")