Citizens Income And Welfare Regimes In Latin America From Cash Transfers To Rights Exploring The Basic Income Guarantee Vuolo by Vuolo, Rubén Lo(editor) 9780230338210, 0230338216 instant download after payment.

This book describes the Basic Income (BI) proposal as a model to reform policies of income transfers in Latin America. BI aims at guaranteeing a universal and unconditional income to everyone. Entitlement to BI is decoupled from labor status and questions the welfare state based on the insurance/assistance benefits model, where paid-work continues to play a central role. Latin America is one of the regions where the debate on BI is advanced, but the scenario is quite different than in the developed countries. Lo Vuolo discusses BI foundations under this particular scenario and advance possible ways to reform current policies following the guidelines of the BI proposal. A unique study, it covers many topics and many countries, looking back at both the genesis and support of current focalized and conditional programs and forward (using theoretical and empirical investigation) to see how and whether the BI proposal can be adapted for use in the region.