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Universal Basic Income : How Promising is the Scheme of Unconditional Guaranteed Cash Transfer in the Context of India

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Bangalore; NLSIU, Bangalore ; 2019Description: 75pSubject(s): Online resources:
Contents:
Contents 1. Introduction; 1.1 Literature Review; 1.2 Research Methodology followed in this dissertation; 1.3 Research Problem and Questions; 2. The case of rising inequality in India; 2.1 Economic justice in India; 2.2 The effect of liberalisation reforms; 2.3 The plausibility of economic growth with income inequality; 3. Social welfare spending in India; 3.1 The current state of public investment on welfare; 4. Efficiency or Security: UBI as a replacement to welfare schemes; 4.1 The state of existing welfare schemes; 4.2 Poverty alleviation: Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act or UBI?; 5. India and Cash Transfers; 5.1 Doom or boon: UBI over in kind transfer; 5.2 UBI and poverty reduction; 5.3 The Outcome of UBI; 5.4 The success of UBI; 6. Addressing the increasing inequality; 6.1 Policy recommendations; 7.0 Conclusion; References.
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Contents
1. Introduction;
1.1 Literature Review;
1.2 Research Methodology followed in this dissertation;
1.3 Research Problem and Questions;
2. The case of rising inequality in India;
2.1 Economic justice in India;
2.2 The effect of liberalisation reforms;
2.3 The plausibility of economic growth with income inequality;
3. Social welfare spending in India;
3.1 The current state of public investment on welfare;
4. Efficiency or Security: UBI as a replacement to welfare schemes;
4.1 The state of existing welfare schemes;
4.2 Poverty alleviation: Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act or UBI?;
5. India and Cash Transfers;
5.1 Doom or boon: UBI over in kind transfer;
5.2 UBI and poverty reduction;
5.3 The Outcome of UBI;
5.4 The success of UBI;
6. Addressing the increasing inequality;
6.1 Policy recommendations;
7.0 Conclusion;
References.