The Introduction of Basic Income is a Pillar of a Socio-cultural Revolution

Stroeken Jan H. M. ()
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Stroeken Jan H. M.: Department of Economics, Universidad De Concepción Del Uruguay, Concepción del Uruguay, Argentina

Basic Income Studies, 2024, vol. 19, issue 1, 1-14

Abstract: The article proposes to defend the basic income as a pillar of a socio-cultural revolution. This is done exclusively from a literature review and articulation of different works. The introduction section presents the characteristics of a basic income. Section 2 brings how it would mitigate current capitalism problems, which are: increasing inequality, lack of equality of opportunity, means tested social security and its bureaucracy, narrow definition of paid work and future of labor. On Section 3, the author does a literature review to address two common objections against basic income: the cost, and potential labor decrease. Section 4 presents the author argument on three pillars of the socio-cultural revolution: austerity, active citizenship, and solidarity. The article ends with a general conclusion.

Keywords: basic income; redistribution of income; socio-cultural revolution; broader definition of work; social security; meritocracy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1515/bis-2023-0012

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