basic income movement
E1046568
The basic income movement is a global social and political campaign advocating for an unconditional, regular cash payment to all individuals as a means to reduce poverty, enhance freedom, and simplify welfare systems.
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
economic justice movement
ⓘ
political movement ⓘ social movement ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
income paid in cash rather than in-kind benefits
ⓘ
individual-based benefits rather than household-based benefits ⓘ non-conditional income support ⓘ non-means-tested income support ⓘ regular income floor for all residents ⓘ unconditional cash payments to individuals ⓘ universal basic income ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
enhance individual freedom
ⓘ
increase economic security ⓘ provide income security in the face of automation ⓘ reduce inequality ⓘ reduce poverty ⓘ reduce welfare bureaucracy ⓘ simplify welfare systems ⓘ strengthen bargaining power of workers ⓘ support unpaid care work ⓘ |
| emergedIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| gainedProminenceIn |
early 21st century
ⓘ
late 20th century ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
basic income advocacy movement
ⓘ
universal basic income movement ⓘ |
| hasGlobalScope | true ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
cash transfer instead of in-kind support
ⓘ
individual entitlement ⓘ regular and predictable payments ⓘ unconditionality of benefits ⓘ universality of benefits ⓘ |
| hasMainGoal | promotion of basic income ⓘ |
| includesIdeologicalCurrents |
green politics
GENERATED
ⓘ
left-wing egalitarianism GENERATED ⓘ libertarianism GENERATED ⓘ post-work politics GENERATED ⓘ social democracy GENERATED ⓘ |
| inspired | basic income pilot projects in various countries ⓘ |
| isCriticizedBy |
fiscal conservatives
ⓘ
some labor unions ⓘ |
| isCriticizedFor |
possible work disincentives
ⓘ
potentially high fiscal cost ⓘ risk of replacing existing welfare programs ⓘ |
| isSupportedBy |
academics
ⓘ
activists ⓘ non-governmental organizations ⓘ some politicians ⓘ some technology entrepreneurs ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
automation and future of work debates
ⓘ
poverty alleviation policies ⓘ welfare state reform debates ⓘ |
| usesStrategy |
academic research dissemination
ⓘ
pilot experiments ⓘ policy advocacy ⓘ public campaigns ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.