Germany: Far, though Close — Problems and Prospects of BI in Germany

Sascha Liebermann

Chapter Chapter 6 in Basic Income Guarantee and Politics, 2012, pp 83-106 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Basic income (BI) in a very general sense has been discussed at intervals in Germany since the 1970s, with emphasis being placed on its unconditional dimension since 2003. Despite the stunning attention it has gained due to intense debate, BI has not made it into legislation or legislative initiatives. When I talk about BI, I follow more or less the criteria proposed by the Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN): (1) it is paid to individuals rather than households; (2) it is paid irrespective of any income from other sources; (3) it is paid without requiring performance of any work or the willingness to accept a job if offered. Limitations and constraints of these three criteria are pointed out in the section “Arguments and Debates.” It is because of these criteria that I do not consider Bürgergeld (Citizen’s Money, see Mitschke 2000) in my chapter.

Keywords: Minimum Wage; Political Community; Wage Labor; Unpaid Work; Fellow Citizen (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137045300_6

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