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Covid-19, Universal Basic Income and Rural Inequalities in Rural Flores, Indonesia
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought about economic problems in rural Flores. Although the pandemic hit all villagers, the poor –landless peasants, poor peasants and informal workers– suffer the most in Flores. Social scientists, especially Victoria Fanggidae and Jonatan A Lassa, have so far contributed to finding solutions to in rural Indonesia such as Flores through introducing Universal Basic Income (UBI) during the pandemic period. Based on my findings in Flores, however, UBI policy can in fact increase existing rural chronic
Emilianus Yakob Sese Tolo
18 November 2021
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