Constitutionality of basic income in Germany

  1. Mimentza Martín, Janire 1
  1. 1 Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea
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    Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea

    Lejona, España

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Actas:
The 6th International Scientific ERAZ 2020: Knowledge based sustainable development : Conference proceedings

Editorial: Association of Economists and Managers of the Balkans

ISSN: 2683-5568

ISBN: 978-86-80194-33-2

Año de publicación: 2020

Páginas: 295-301

Tipo: Aportación congreso

DOI: 10.31410/ERAZ.2020.295 GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Resumen

At present, the precarious jobs do not assure the subsistence level, and the future forecasts “the end of work”. In addition, because of the defects and limits of the welfare systems, a rethinking of the social protection system is necessary: universal basic income seems to be the most popular option. However, basic income may represent a break with the traditional market rules: the model is inverted and the citizen gains “ freedom from work”, and not “through work”. This paradigm shift may represent a challenge for today’s model of social state based on the work ethic. Although the basic income is usually based on the idea of social reform, the perception of this study is that its implementation should be guided by a policy of small advances, which ultimately make possible a partial reform of the Social Security system, not its dismantling. This work shows that the German labour market, the Constitution, and the social state are not currently prepared for or in need of a universal Basic Income.