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Finance & Development

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F and D Magazine
F and D December 2018 PDF

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A New Social Contract

Nemat Shafik

Overcoming fears of technology and globalization means rethinking the rights and obligations of citizenship
Back to Basics

What Is Universal Basic Income?

Maura Francese and Delphine Prady

Proponents hail simplicity and equity; skeptics worry about fiscal cost and incentives

PEOPLE IN ECONOMICS

Time Traveler

Peter J. Walker profiles Claudia Goldin, who pioneered the study of women’s role in the economy

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AGE OF INSECURITY

Reimagining Social Protection

Michal Rutkowski

New systems that do not rely on standard employment contracts are needed

Point of View: Hardly Anyone Is Too Poor to Share

Michael Cichon

A basic level of social protection is affordable nearly everywhere

Shifting Tides

Nicholas Barr

Dramatic social changes mean the welfare state is more necessary than ever

Seeking Balance

Ken Wills

China strives to adapt social protection to the needs of a market economy

Creating Fiscal Space

David Coady

Smarter tax policies can contribute to stronger social welfare policies

Targeting the Poor

Rema Hanna, Adnan Khan, and Benjamin Olken

Developing economies face special challenges in delivering social protection

The Case for Universal Social Protection

Isabel Ortiz

Everyone faces vulnerabilities during their lifetime

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

A Helping Hand

Peter Langan and Reema Nanavaty

In Japan and India, two women navigate life’s transitions

Straight Talk: Cleaning Up

Rhoda Weeks-Brown

Countries are advancing efforts to stop criminals from laundering their trillions

Moving the Needle

Gita Bhatt

Maurice Obstfeld discusses his tenure as the IMF’s chief economist

A Competitive Africa

Hippolyte Fofack

Economic integration could make the continent a global player

Crisis Academy

Chris Wellisz

Veterans of the global financial crisis pass their wisdom on to the next generation

Point of View: Return of the Bond Vigilante

Ramana Ramaswamy

Will markets coerce fiscal policy again?

Editor's Letter

A New Social Contract

As the world seeks to address the rise of populism and nationalism, it is becoming clear that economic insecurity lies at the heart of much of the discontent.

Picture This

On the Move

Jia Feng

Migration, with its upsides and downsides, is on the rise globally

In the Trenches

Breathing Space

Patrick Honohan explains how the IMF helped Ireland overcome its financial
crisis

Partners in Progress

Crisis! Ireland calls the IMF

Book Reviews

Israel and the World Economy: The Power of Globalization , Assaf Razin

Globalization and Inequality , Elhanan Helpman

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