The Political Debate on Basic Income and Welfare Reform in Spain
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12715490 |
|---|---|
| Authors | José Antonio Noguera Ferrer (0000-0003-0263-8908, Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona, corresponding author), José A Noguera |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 289-299 |
| Publication date | 2018-08-02 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Policy and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1474-7464 • E-ISSN: 1475-3073 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1474746418000271 |
| OpenAlex | W2887677764 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 11 |
Two factors have boosted the debate on Basic Income (BI) in Spain in recent years: on the one hand, the combination of welfare budget cuts and growing poverty rates has spread claims for a radical reform of Spanish welfare policies; on the other hand, the emergence of Podemos as a new key actor in the Spanish political arena has generated a vivid discussion on BI and income guarantee proposals. By reviewing the political debates on these proposals, I will argue that economic feasibility concerns and implementation problems are closely related to their political feasibility. Significantly, the radical rejection of ‘means-testing’ by BI defenders fails to grasp the different types and degrees of conditions that an income guarantee system may establish. The main lesson from the Spanish experience is that BI supporters should be ready to compromise and accept generous means-tested guaranteed income programs as stepping-stones
Basic income · Compromise · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Poverty · Public economics · Welfare · Welfare reform · Employment and Welfare Studies · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Social Sciences and Policies
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| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |