According to MacMillan Dictionary a universal basic income is ‘an income that is provided by the
government for all citizens or residents, without any obligation to work or look for work.’
(https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/universal-basic-income). English-American
philosopher
Thomas Paine in the 18th century, US President Richard Nixon in the 1960s and more recently Dutch
historian
Rutger Bregman have all discussed or proposed the implementation of a universal basic income . If this
policy were to be adopted in your home country, do you think it would have a positive or negative effect on
society?
Involve the four PPLE disciplines in your argument.
You can use the essay to demonstrate your interest in issues that lie on the interface and intersection of
politics, psychology, law, and economics. Your essay should explain how these fields, and in particular the
inter-disciplinarity aspect, are related to the question.
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