Download This PaperTaking the 'G' Out of BIG: A Comparative Political Economy Perspective on Basic Income
Basic Income Studies, Forthcoming
23 Pages Posted: 26 Oct 2010 Last revised: 7 Sep 2011
Date Written: June 23, 2011
Abstract
The authors highlight under-appreciated problems with implementing a Basic Income Policy, even in the case of simple cash transfers which, given the existence of redistribution, are preferable to the bureaucratic machinery necessary for rationing specific goods.
Keywords: Basic Income Policy, Comparative Political Economy, Redistributive Policies
JEL Classification: B53, H23, H24, P16
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