제4차 산업혁명에 따른 사회경제적 변화와 기본소득의 윤리적 가치 및 경제적 합리성에 대한 정책적 재론

In recent years, it has been a prevailing factor in the economic, industrial and social aspects that is the digital transformation or the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR). On the one hand, potential future key technologies are anticipated the change of human living environment and on the other hand, job losses and a further de-industrialization and socioeconomic changes are concerned. The current debate on the 4IR is a reflection of employees regarding ergonomics, integration and collaboration with technologies. This technological change will cause changes in work demands and more importantly, the substitution of new technologies, such as automations, for human resources. In order to take account of transforming socioeconomic changes led by the 4IR, the introduction of basic income is proposed as an alternative solution to such the changes. However, as its main characteristics of nondiscriminatory and unconditional provision of incomes for all, the basic income has been brought deeply divided arguments, particularly in the ethical value and economic rationality. The study focuses on the reargument over the ethical value and economic rationality of the basic income in the socioeconomic changes led by the 4IR.