Universal basic income as a regulator of increasing the standard and quality of life of citizens and society sustainability: problems and possible ways of their solution. discussion at the Russian-German international conference. Moscow. May 20, 2021
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The reported study was funded by RFBR, project number 20-010-00271
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Bobkov V.N., Odintsova E.V., Pilyus A.G. Universal basic income as a regulator of increasing the standard and quality of life of citizens and society sustainability: problems and possible ways of their solution. discussion at the Russian-German international conference. Moscow. May 20, 2021. Living Standards of the Population in the Regions of Russia. 2021. Vol. 17. No. 4. P. 524-541. DOI: https://doi.org/10.19181/lsprr.2021.17.4.9 (in Russ.).
Abstract
This paper examines international discourse borders regarding theoretical and practical problems of Universal basic income concept through the prism of the scientific discussion which took place in May 2021 at the International Scientific Russian-German Conference «Universal basic income as a regulatory measure for improvement of citizens’ standard and quality of life improvement and social sustainability: problems and possible solutions». The authors presented the digests of the speakers' speeches, which formed the scientific basis of the article devoted to the conceptualization of the phenomenon of universal basic income (UBI), scientific, political, and state aspects of the discourse on the implementation of UBI, the problems of introduction of UBI in transitional forms, the practice of the experimental introduction of UBI, modeling the consequences of the introduction of UBI, the impact of UBI on various aspects of life, etc. The materials of the above-mentioned Conference depict the main problematic edges of UBI concept exploration as well as implementation issues and allow to determine directions of further appliances. The most important ones are – search for country-specific transitional forms of UBI and instruments for its experimental approbation in order to improve quality of life and social sustainability of the society. The discussion at the Conference about the UBI concept is commented in the paper in the context of factual actions of Russian and German officials, ideas and suggestions of the international scientific community, and the need for a transition towards greater and complex UBI piloting, considering aspects examined in detail at the International BIEN Congress (August 2021), Glasgow, Scotland
Keywords:
universal basic income, transitional forms, pilot projects, standard of living, quality of life, sustainability of society, scientific discourse
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5. Bobkov V.N., Odintsova Y.V. Russian Experts on Universal Basic Income: Estimates for 2020. Living Standards of the Population in the Regions of Russia. 2021. Vol. 17. No. 1. P. 67-86. DOI: 10.19181/lsprr.2021.17.1.6 (In Russ.).
6. Bobkov V.N., Antipov V.I., Kolmakov I.B., Pavlova V.V. Transitional Forms of Universal Basic Income and Options of Testing Tools in Russia, Illustrated by Unemployed. Vestnik of the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics. 2020. Vol. 17. No. 5. P. 69-84. DOI: 10.21686/2413-2829-2020-5-69-84 (In Russ.).
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22. Opielka M. (Ed.). Grundrente in Deutschland: Sozialpolitische Analysen. Springer-Verlag. 2013. Vol. 6. 272 р.
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Received: 14.09.2021
Accepted: 03.12.2021
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Bobkov, V. N., Odintsova, E. V., & Pilyus, A. G. (2021). Universal basic income as a regulator of increasing the standard and quality of life of citizens and society sustainability: problems and possible ways of their solution. discussion at the Russian-German international conference. Moscow. May 20, 2021. Living Standards of the Population in the Regions of Russia, 17(4), 524-541. https://doi.org/10.19181/lsprr.2021.17.4.9
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