IRAN: Economic reforms usher in a de facto basic income

A report by Hamid Tabatabai The concept of a Basic or Citizen’s Income is virtually unknown in Iran. In nearly three years of discussion and debate over the government’s new economic reforms, there has been no mention of it at all in political, academic or media circles. And yet, the country has just launched a nationwide cash transfer programme that … Continue reading IRAN: Economic reforms usher in a de facto basic income