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Sep 2023
22m 27s

The value of free money

INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION
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How would you react to being given money on a regular basis, with no strings attached? And how might this change you, your family or the wider community? This is the question faced by the Kenyan village of Kogutu after being chosen as a location for the largest ever experiment in Universal Basic Income. Filmmakers Lauren DeFilippo and Sam Soko spent five y ... Show More
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