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In a new publication Cash in Hand, Marc Doussard, Jurgen De Wispelaere and Joe Chrisp make the case for basic income as a policy solution that reinvigorates left-behind places. Featuring a foreword by Olivier De Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights.
Often only viewed as a national policy, recent initiatives and debates open up the idea of basic income being introduced by municipalities and regions. In the regional policy world, the long-term failure of regeneration schemes focused on manufacturing and innovation has led to a focus on endogenous development: Regional dynamism achieved by maximizing the talents and contributions of existing residents.
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