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Citizen's Income and Welfare Regimes in Latin America
Ruben . Ed(S): Lo Vuolo
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Description for Citizen's Income and Welfare Regimes in Latin America
Paperback. Editor(s): Lo Vuolo, Ruben. Series: Exploring the Basic Income Guarantee. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; KCA; KCF; KCL; KCP; KCU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 369.
Social protection systems in Latin America developed in a fragmented manner, offering varying access to benefits and benefit levels to population groups. In the context of widespread informal and precarious work, social insurance institutions could only provide limited coverage. In this context, progress toward a Citizen's Income policy in Latin America depends on the possibility of reappraising its importance for an integrated institutional system which promotes the empowerment and economic independence of people. A Citizen's Income policy is not only a cash transfer to alleviate poverty or a basic income for food. It is a basic right to improve democracy ... Read more
Social protection systems in Latin America developed in a fragmented manner, offering varying access to benefits and benefit levels to population groups. In the context of widespread informal and precarious work, social insurance institutions could only provide limited coverage. In this context, progress toward a Citizen's Income policy in Latin America depends on the possibility of reappraising its importance for an integrated institutional system which promotes the empowerment and economic independence of people. A Citizen's Income policy is not only a cash transfer to alleviate poverty or a basic income for food. It is a basic right to improve democracy ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
Series
Exploring the Basic Income Guarantee
Number of Pages
275
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349341207
SKU
V9781349341207
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About Ruben . Ed(S): Lo Vuolo
Lena Lavinas Camila Arza Pablo Yanes Alice Krozer Fabio Walterberg Jennifer Pribble Corina Rodriguez Enriquez Louise Haagh Roberto Gargarella
Reviews for Citizen's Income and Welfare Regimes in Latin America
"This is an outstanding collection of essays making a compelling case for the desirability and viability of a citizens' income, while at the same time identifying the formidable political obstacles to the implementation of such a policy. The authors contribute insights from different country experiences into the steps necessary to transition from the prevalent model of conditional cash transfers to ... Read more