Three Worlds of Basic IncomeBasic Income: Developing an Ideal Type Basic Income Welfare Regime

Simon Watkins ()

Chapter Chapter 5 in Basic Income, Work Incentives and Job Search Behaviour, 2025, pp 73-109 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Chapter five begins with an introduction to the historical and theoretical roots of welfare regime analysis, discussing the development of ideal type welfare regimes. It then moves onto develop a basic income ideal type welfare regime, measuring three dimensions of basic income: unconditionality, universalism and non-withdrawal of benefits. It applies the measures to welfare benefits for unemployed people across ten European countries. The analysis reveals how empirical examples of welfare regimes align or diverge from the ideal type basic income model, enabling readers to see the diversity of welfare systems across Europe as they relate to unemployed people.

Keywords: Ideal type framework; Welfare mechanisms; Conditionality measurement; Accessibility to benefits; Participation tax rates; Comparative analysis; Welfare configurations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-99197-4_5

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