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Global Basic Income Grant (BIG) Pilots since 2000: An Annotated Summary of Lesson from South Africa
ZA UWC RA ZA UWC SPI 2025-0002-ZA UWC SPI 2025-0002-2-ZA UWC SPI 2025-0002-2-3 · 2021
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As a social security measure, the BIG is a necessary means to enhance income security for all through the redistribution of wealth generated by all. Thus, the BIG is not just a means for fighting poverty and reducing inequality, but it is also an economic stimulus that increases the purchasing power of a country’s population through direct unconditional cash transfers.

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The Efficacy of Fiscal Policy in South Africa
The Efficacy of Fiscal Policy in South Africa
ZA UWC RA ZA UWC SPI 2025-0002-ZA UWC SPI 2025-0002-2-ZA UWC SPI 2025-0002-2-4-ZA UWC SPI 2025-0002-2-4 · Stuk · 2021
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The debate about the efficacy of fiscal policy has remained unresolved in economics for almost a century. This paper provides a brief overview of international and South African debates and research about fiscal multipliers, which measure the efficacy of fiscal policy. This paper’s objective is to inform South African debates about the feasibility of introducing a Basic Income Guarantee (BIG).

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