Exploring universal basic income : a guide to navigating concepts, evidence, and practices / / edited by Ugo Gentilini [and three others]
| Exploring universal basic income : a guide to navigating concepts, evidence, and practices / / edited by Ugo Gentilini [and three others] |
| Autore | Gentilini Ugo |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : World Bank Group, , [2020] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (337 pages) |
| Disciplina | 331.23 |
| Soggetto topico | Basic income |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-4648-1511-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910467810803321 |
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| Washington, District of Columbia : , : World Bank Group, , [2020] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Exploring universal basic income : a guide to navigating concepts, evidence, and practices / / Ugo Gentilini, Margaret Grosh, Jamele Rigolini, Ruslan Yemtsov
| Exploring universal basic income : a guide to navigating concepts, evidence, and practices / / Ugo Gentilini, Margaret Grosh, Jamele Rigolini, Ruslan Yemtsov |
| Autore | Gentilini Ugo |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : World Bank Group, , 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (pages cm) |
| Disciplina | 331.23 |
| Soggetto topico | Basic income |
| ISBN |
1-78785-922-3
1-4648-1511-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795392603321 |
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| Washington : , : World Bank Group, , 2020 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Exploring universal basic income : a guide to navigating concepts, evidence, and practices / / Ugo Gentilini, Margaret Grosh, Jamele Rigolini, Ruslan Yemtsov
| Exploring universal basic income : a guide to navigating concepts, evidence, and practices / / Ugo Gentilini, Margaret Grosh, Jamele Rigolini, Ruslan Yemtsov |
| Autore | Gentilini Ugo |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : World Bank Group, , 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (pages cm) |
| Disciplina | 331.23 |
| Soggetto topico | Basic income |
| ISBN |
9781787859227
1787859223 9781464815119 1464815119 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- Overview: Exploring Universal Basic Income -- References -- Chapter 1. The Idea of Universal Basic Income -- A Glimpse at History -- Anatomy of UBI -- Universality -- Conditionality -- Transfer Modality -- Choices on Other Parameters -- Three Stylized Narratives on UBI -- Social Protection -- Automation and Labor Market Disruptions -- Resource Dividends -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2. UBI as Social Assistance: Comparative Models and Instruments -- Types of Programs -- Benefit-Based Programs Not Based on Work -- Child Allowances and Social Pensions -- Guaranteed Minimum Income -- Other Poverty-Based Cash Transfers -- Tax-Based Programs Not Based on Work -- Benefit-Based Programs Based on Work -- Job Guarantee Programs -- Temporary Public Works Programs -- Wage Subsidy Programs -- Tax-Based Programs Based on Work -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3. Universal Basic Income and Work -- The Arguments -- The Nature of the Evidence -- Participation in Paid Work and Financial Work Incentives -- Conditions of Paid Work -- Valuation and Distribution of Unpaid Work -- Formal and Informal Work -- Conclusions -- Work Incentives and Participation in Paid Work -- Conditions of Work -- Valuation and Distribution of Unpaid Work -- Formal and Informal Work -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 4. Comparative Effects of Universal Basic Income: Emerging Issues and Estimates -- Data -- Methodology -- Results -- Poverty and Inequality in the Baseline Scenario -- Replacing Social Assistance Programs with a Budget-Neutral UBI -- Replacing Baseline Social Assistance Programs with a More Generous UBI -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 5. Financing a Universal Basic Income: A Primer.
Assessing the Fiscal Space for a UBI -- Assessing the Scope for Financing a UBI through Expenditure Measures -- Expenditure Savings -- Subsidies Reform -- Reforms of Public Wages and Employment -- Assessing the Scope for Financing a UBI through Revenue-Raising Measures -- Taxes on Personal Income -- Taxes on Corporate Income -- Taxes on Wealth -- Taxes on Consumption -- Other Potential Revenue Sources -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 6. The Political Economy of Universal Basic Income -- A Stylized Model of Political Economy -- Constituencies, Ideologies, and Coalitions -- Political Transformations of the UBI -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 7. What Does It Take to Deliver a Universal Basic Income in Practice? -- Delivery Chain -- Phase 1: Assessing -- Phase 2: Decision Making -- Phase 3: Implementation -- Surrounding Ecosystem: Foundational Elements -- ID Systems -- Civil Registration Systems -- Interoperability and Data Protection Frameworks -- Payment Service Provision -- Summary -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Appendixes -- A: UBI-Related Pilots -- B: UBI-Related Proposals -- C: Quantitative Evidence on Conditional and Unconditional Transfers -- D: Microsimulations Data and Methodology -- E: Annotated Bibliography -- Boxes -- 1.1 Negative Income Tax Pilots -- 1.2 Welfare Continuity and Poverty Dynamics -- 1.3 Evidence from Systematic Reviews on the Impact of Conditions in Cash Transfer Programs -- 1.4 Do Cash Transfers Affect Mobility? -- 1.5 Rights Architecture and Select Legislative Provisions -- 1.6 UBI Proposals in India -- 1.7 Jobs and Societies -- 2.1 Balancing Wage Subsidy Compliance and Generosity -- 4.1 Baseline Welfare State Typologies -- 6.1 Mapping Ideological Attitudes on Basic Income across the Political Spectrum in Finland. 6.2 The Politics Surrounding the Introduction of Universal Child Allowances in the United Kingdom -- 7.1 UBI within an Integrated Social Registry -- Figures -- O.1 UBI within a Social Assistance Cube -- O.2 Basic Framework for Navigating UBI Decision Making -- O.3 Poverty Reduction Effects of a UBI and Baseline Cash-Based Programs -- O.4 Distributional Effects of a Budget-Neutral UBI Reform, Average across 10 Sampled Countries -- 1.1 UBI within a Social Assistance Cube -- 1.2 Cost of a UBI by Poverty and Demographic Variables -- 1.3 Modalities for UBI Phase-in -- 1.4 Alaskan Permanent Fund Dividend Beneficiaries and Annual Percentage Change in Dividends, 1982-2017 -- 1.5 Global Copper Prices and Universal Basic Income in Mongolia -- B1.2.1 Welfare Distribution in Bangladesh -- B1.6.1 Comparison of India's Select UBI Proposals -- 2.1 Benefit Structures of Select Interventions -- 2.2 Benefit Incidence Net of Taxes: Simulated UBI and SNAP in the United States -- 2.3 NIT Benefit Structure Based on Friedman's 1970 Family Assistance Plan Model -- 2.4 The Inverse U-Shaped Benefit Structure of the EITC -- 4.1 Baseline Poverty and Inequality Indicators -- 4.2 Poverty Impacts of Budget-Neutral UBI Reform -- 4.3 Progressivity and Relative Performance of a Budget-Neutral UBI Reform -- 4.4 Inequality Impacts: Reduction in Gini Coefficient -- 4.5 Winners and Losers from a Budget-Neutral UBI Reform -- 4.6 Winners and Losers across Welfare Deciles -- 4.7 Universal versus Adults-Only UBI: Impact on Children Age 0-6 -- 4.8 Poverty Impacts of More Generous UBI Schemes (Spending Only) -- 4.9 Total Spending as a Percentage of GDP by UBI Scenario -- 4.10 Squared Poverty Gap Impact for Consumable Income under Baseline and Different UBI Scenarios -- 4.11 Incidence of Taxes for the Top 10 Percent under Alternative UBI and Financing Scenarios. 5.1 General Government Gross Debt as a Percentage of GDP, 2009-17 -- 5.2 Variations in General Government Gross Debt, 2017 -- 5.3 Selected Countries Where Pretax Energy Subsidies Exceeded 2 Percent of GDP in 2015 -- 5.4 General Government Employment as a Percentage of the Working-Age Population, 2015 -- 5.5 Public Wage Premium as a Percentage of Average Private Wage -- 5.6 Average 2005-15 Revenue/GDP Ratios for Selected Country Groups -- 5.7 Variations by Country Group in Average 2005-15 GDP/Revenue Ratios -- 5.8 Average 2005-15 PIT/GDP Ratios -- 5.9 Average 2005-15 CIT/GDP Ratios -- 5.10 Average 2005-15 Consumption Tax/GDP Ratios -- 6.1 Three Main Components of the Model and Basic Income Variations -- 6.2 The Demand-Capacity Paradox -- B6.1.1 Political Party Support for Basic Income in Finland, 1979-2015 -- B6.1.2 Support for Basic Income and Left-Right Ideological Position -- 7.1 UBI Delivery Chain Compared to Typical Social Assistance Program -- 7.2 Population Coverage of Social Registries by Country -- 7.3 Percentage of Populations without Official Proof of Identity -- 7.4 National and Digital ID Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1960-2018 -- 7.5 Birth Registration Coverage by Region -- 7.6 Percentage of Adults (15+) with an Account at a Financial Institution or with a Mobile Money Provider -- D.1 Coverage and Incidence of Baseline Programs -- Tables -- 1.1 Which Initiative Is Currently a Pure UBI? -- 1.2 Barriers to Coverage -- 1.3 Alignment of UBI Narrative with Basic Transfer -- 2.1 Program Typology -- 2.2 Summary Comparison of Intervention Features -- B4.1.1 Illustrative Welfare State Typologies -- 5.1 Revenue Sources Scored on Different Criteria -- C.1 Comparative Impact Evaluations -- C.2 Systematic and Literature Reviews -- D.1 ASPIRE Database Use -- D.2 Selected Social Assistance Programs by Country. D.3 Indonesia Simulated Benefit Levels for Main Social Assistance Programs -- D.4 Evolution of Indonesia's Social Assistance Budget. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910968799503321 |
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| Washington : , : World Bank Group, , 2020 | ||
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The other side of the coin : the comparative evidence of cash and in-kind transfers in humanitarian situations / / Ugo Gentilini
| The other side of the coin : the comparative evidence of cash and in-kind transfers in humanitarian situations / / Ugo Gentilini |
| Autore | Gentilini Ugo |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : World Bank Group, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (69 p.) |
| Disciplina | 361.2 |
| Collana | World Bank Study |
| Soggetto topico |
Humanitarian assistance - Economic aspects
Economic assistance |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-4648-0911-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Executive Summary; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Positioning the Debate: A Strategic Perspective; Note; Chapter 3 Choice and Paternalism: The Economics of Transfer Selection; Notes; Chapter 4 Comparative Performance across Sectors; Food Security; Livelihoods and Entrepreneurship; Nutrition; Health; Education; Shelter; Cross-Sectoral or "Multi-Purpose" Transfers; Notes; Chapter 5 Factors to Consider in Transfer Selection; Objectives and Initial Conditions; Understanding Markets; Expected Cost-Effectiveness
Implementation CapacityProtection and Gender; Political Economy; Note; Chapter 6 Evidence Gaps and Research Priorities; Chapter 7 Conclusions; Appendix A Features of Comparative Impact Evaluations of Food Security Modalities; Appendix B Absolute Differences in Impacts in Food Security (percentage points); References; Boxes ; 4.1 Procurement versus Delivery Costs: Evidence from Ecuador and the Republic of Yemen; 4.2 Cash and in-Kind-Based Grants; 4.3 Vouchers for Emergency Health and Sanitation; 4.4 Piloting Cash for Shelter Needs; Figures 2.1 Trends in In-kind Food and Humanitarian Cash Transfers4.1 Difference in Total Costs Between Transfer Modalities, with and Without Procurement Analysis; Tables ; 4.1 Summary of Impacts from Comparative Food Security Studies; 4.2 Cost of Transfer Modalities by Scale of Operations; 4.3 Cost of Transfer Modalities by Humanitarian Context; 4.4 Summary of Efficiency from Comparative Food Security Studies; 4.5 Summary of Evidence from Comparative Livelihood Studies; 6.1 Relative Level of Comparative Evidence; 6.2 Level of Comparative Evidence by Objective; Back Cover |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910480692703321 |
Gentilini Ugo
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| Washington, District of Columbia : , : World Bank Group, , 2016 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Other Side of the Coin : : The Comparative Evidence of Cash and in-Kind Transfers in Humanitarian Situations? / / Ugo Gentilini
| The Other Side of the Coin : : The Comparative Evidence of Cash and in-Kind Transfers in Humanitarian Situations? / / Ugo Gentilini |
| Autore | Gentilini Ugo |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (66 pages) |
| Disciplina | 361.2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | GentiliniUgo |
| Collana | World Bank Studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Humanitarian assistance - Economic aspects
Economic assistance |
| ISBN | 1-4648-0911-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Executive Summary; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Positioning the Debate: A Strategic Perspective; Note; Chapter 3 Choice and Paternalism: The Economics of Transfer Selection; Notes; Chapter 4 Comparative Performance across Sectors; Food Security; Livelihoods and Entrepreneurship; Nutrition; Health; Education; Shelter; Cross-Sectoral or "Multi-Purpose" Transfers; Notes; Chapter 5 Factors to Consider in Transfer Selection; Objectives and Initial Conditions; Understanding Markets; Expected Cost-Effectiveness
Implementation CapacityProtection and Gender; Political Economy; Note; Chapter 6 Evidence Gaps and Research Priorities; Chapter 7 Conclusions; Appendix A Features of Comparative Impact Evaluations of Food Security Modalities; Appendix B Absolute Differences in Impacts in Food Security (percentage points); References; Boxes ; 4.1 Procurement versus Delivery Costs: Evidence from Ecuador and the Republic of Yemen; 4.2 Cash and in-Kind-Based Grants; 4.3 Vouchers for Emergency Health and Sanitation; 4.4 Piloting Cash for Shelter Needs; Figures 2.1 Trends in In-kind Food and Humanitarian Cash Transfers4.1 Difference in Total Costs Between Transfer Modalities, with and Without Procurement Analysis; Tables ; 4.1 Summary of Impacts from Comparative Food Security Studies; 4.2 Cost of Transfer Modalities by Scale of Operations; 4.3 Cost of Transfer Modalities by Humanitarian Context; 4.4 Summary of Efficiency from Comparative Food Security Studies; 4.5 Summary of Evidence from Comparative Livelihood Studies; 6.1 Relative Level of Comparative Evidence; 6.2 Level of Comparative Evidence by Objective; Back Cover |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798644803321 |
Gentilini Ugo
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| Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , 2016 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Other Side of the Coin : : The Comparative Evidence of Cash and in-Kind Transfers in Humanitarian Situations? / / Ugo Gentilini
| The Other Side of the Coin : : The Comparative Evidence of Cash and in-Kind Transfers in Humanitarian Situations? / / Ugo Gentilini |
| Autore | Gentilini Ugo |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (66 pages) |
| Disciplina | 361.2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | GentiliniUgo |
| Collana | World Bank Studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Humanitarian assistance - Economic aspects
Economic assistance |
| ISBN |
9781464809118
1464809119 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Executive Summary; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Positioning the Debate: A Strategic Perspective; Note; Chapter 3 Choice and Paternalism: The Economics of Transfer Selection; Notes; Chapter 4 Comparative Performance across Sectors; Food Security; Livelihoods and Entrepreneurship; Nutrition; Health; Education; Shelter; Cross-Sectoral or "Multi-Purpose" Transfers; Notes; Chapter 5 Factors to Consider in Transfer Selection; Objectives and Initial Conditions; Understanding Markets; Expected Cost-Effectiveness
Implementation CapacityProtection and Gender; Political Economy; Note; Chapter 6 Evidence Gaps and Research Priorities; Chapter 7 Conclusions; Appendix A Features of Comparative Impact Evaluations of Food Security Modalities; Appendix B Absolute Differences in Impacts in Food Security (percentage points); References; Boxes ; 4.1 Procurement versus Delivery Costs: Evidence from Ecuador and the Republic of Yemen; 4.2 Cash and in-Kind-Based Grants; 4.3 Vouchers for Emergency Health and Sanitation; 4.4 Piloting Cash for Shelter Needs; Figures 2.1 Trends in In-kind Food and Humanitarian Cash Transfers4.1 Difference in Total Costs Between Transfer Modalities, with and Without Procurement Analysis; Tables ; 4.1 Summary of Impacts from Comparative Food Security Studies; 4.2 Cost of Transfer Modalities by Scale of Operations; 4.3 Cost of Transfer Modalities by Humanitarian Context; 4.4 Summary of Efficiency from Comparative Food Security Studies; 4.5 Summary of Evidence from Comparative Livelihood Studies; 6.1 Relative Level of Comparative Evidence; 6.2 Level of Comparative Evidence by Objective; Back Cover |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910970895803321 |
Gentilini Ugo
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| Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , 2016 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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