“From Scotland to India, and from Silicon Valley to Kenya, policymakers all over the world have become interested in basic income as an answer to poverty, unemployment and the bureaucratic behemoth of the modern welfare state.”

Dutch historian and author

Rutger Bregman is a Dutch historian and author. He is known for writing on economics, politics, and society, and for bringing those subjects to a broad public audience. His work often examines how institutions, ideas, and public policy shape human behavior and social outcomes. He is also widely read for his arguments about inequality, cooperation, and the possibilities for a more humane society.