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The Case for a Global Pension and Youth Grant

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  • Blackburn Robin

    (University of Essex & New School for Social Research, New York)

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This research note argues that, in the age of globalisation, the old age pension should be installed at a global level, by means of a pension paid at a modest rate to all older persons on the planet, to be financed by a light tax on global financial transactions and corporate wealth.

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  • Blackburn Robin, 2011. "The Case for a Global Pension and Youth Grant," Basic Income Studies, De Gruyter, vol. 6(1), pages 1-12, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:bistud:v:6:y:2011:i:1:n:7
    DOI: 10.2202/1932-0183.1211
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