The role of an emergency basic income
Lessons from the Latin American experience to confront the Covid‐19 pandemic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9971519 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Claudia Robles (0000-0001-9468-9176, Social Development Division Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean Vitacura Chile, corresponding author), Bernardo Atuesta (International Consultant Santiago Chile), Raquel Santos Garcia (0009-0006-7840-7136, Social Development Division Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean Vitacura Chile) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 77 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 35-50 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Social Security Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-871X • E-ISSN: 1468-246X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/issr.12359 |
| OpenAlex | W4396225649 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
The article provides a brief overview of the social impacts of the COVID‐19 crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean, presenting how these are intertwined with a structural deficit of social protection systems. It also describes the main features of the emergency social protection responses adopted by Latin American countries that are relevant to the ongoing debate on an emergency basic income. Finally, it discusses the role, implications, and challenges in implementing an emergency basic income as a sustainable entitlement, embedded in the social protection system, to be activated in times of crisis
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Latin Americans · Outbreak · Pandemic · Political science · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · Employment and Welfare Studies · History · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Law · Medicine · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Virology
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |