[Media Coverage] 'Korean-style basic income system needed'
2021-09-10 00:00:00
'Korean-style basic income system needed'
Jeju governor, Nobel laureate discuss inequality issues
Jeju Governor Won Hee-ryong said the old should cooperate with the young in tackling the issues of deepening inequality among the younger generations, in order to build an equal and inclusive society.
His remarks came during an online discussion session held Monday with Nobel Prize-winning economist Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee on inequality issues in Korea and the importance of public education and social welfare systems in addressing such problems.
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The Korea Times | Lee Hyo-jin | June 23, 2021
