Download full text
(133.9Kb)
Citation Suggestion
Please use the following Persistent Identifier (PID) to cite this document:
https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-251247
Exports for your reference manager
A planet-wide citizen's income: an espousal
[journal article]
Abstract The past several decades have witnessed major cutbacks in the extent of government-provided entitlements as tax bases have been eroded by the growth of offshore competition for production and placement of funds. While the opportunities for minimizing costs by moving to lower wage and lower tax juris... view more
The past several decades have witnessed major cutbacks in the extent of government-provided entitlements as tax bases have been eroded by the growth of offshore competition for production and placement of funds. While the opportunities for minimizing costs by moving to lower wage and lower tax jurisdictions are a very real threat to the tax base required for the preservation of equitable institutions, globalization has been used as a battering ram to dismantle safety nets and to suppress sentiments of solidarity. Indeed, there has been a relentless campaign to shed social support which is summed up in one shorthand word and an associated phrase: 'neoliberalism' and a 'race to the bottom'.... view less
Keywords
redistribution; social security; income; income distribution; Keynes, J.; basic income; poverty
Classification
Social Policy
Social Security
Free Keywords
unconditional basic income; Europe; planet-wide; BIEN; John Maynard Keynes
Document language
English
Publication Year
2008
Journal
AVINUS Magazin (2008)
ISSN
1866-5985
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution