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- Birnbaum, Simon, 1977-, et al.
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Age Universalism Will Benefit All (Ages)
- 2023
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In: Ageing without Ageism?. - Oxford : Oxford University Press. - 9780192894090 - 9780191915222 ; , s. 94-112
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Book chapter (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Welfare states differ greatly in the extent to which they provide social protection for various age-related social risks and set different priorities between needs associated with childhood, maturity, and old age. This chapter aims to explore and defend an ideal of age universalism in social insurance, according to which the degree of income replacement should be similar across age-related social risks. The argument suggests pragmatic advantages of age-balanced social insurance, showing that it tends to provide higher levels of income replacement for age-related risks throughout the life cycle and achieve more favourable social outcomes in all age groups, including poverty rates, trust, and subjective well-being.
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- Birnbaum, Simon, 1977-
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Basic Income
- 2016
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In: Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics. - New York : Oxford University Press. - 9780190228637 - 0190228636 ; , s. 1-30
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Book chapter (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The idea that states should provide a means-tested guaranteed minimum income for citizens who are unable to meet their basic needs is widely shared and has been a central component in the evolution of social citizenship rights in existing welfare states. However, an increasing number of activists and scholars defend the more radical option of establishing a universal basic income, that is, an unconditional income paid to all members of society on an individual basis without any means test or work requirement. Indeed, some political philosophers have argued that basic income is one of the most important reforms in the development of a just and democratic society, comparable to other milestones in the history of citizenship rights, such as universal suffrage or even the abolishment of slavery. Basic income or similar ideas, such as a basic capital or a negative income tax, have been advanced in many versions since the 18th century in different parts of the world and under a great variety of names. However, while these were previously often isolated and disconnected initiatives, basic income has more recently become the object of an increasingly cumulative research effort to shed light on the many aspects of this idea. It has also inspired policy developments and given rise to experiments and pilot projects in several countries.
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- Birnbaum, Simon, 1977-, et al.
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Basic Income in the Capitalist Economy : The Mirage of "Exit" from Employment
- 2016
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In: Basic Income Studies. - : Walter de Gruyter GmbH. - 1932-0183 .- 2194-6094. ; 11:1, s. 61-74
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- A widespread argument in the basic income debate is that the unconditional entitlement to a secure income floor improves workers’ bargaining position vis-a-vis their employers. Basic income effectively grants all (potential) workers an exit option from an employment relation that fails to take her interests into account. It gives them the “power to say no”, as argued by Karl Widerquist. Surprisingly, given its importance, the exit argument itself has not been subjected to much systematic analysis by basic income advocates. In this paper we critically examine the exit argument and suggest that, under current economic conditions, an exit strategy might end up worsening rather than strengthening the opportunity set and bargaining position of the most vulnerable workers.
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- Birnbaum, Simon, 1977-
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Basinkomst - ett instrument för rättvisa och hållbarhet?
- 2013
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In: Ekonomisk Debatt. - Stockholm : Nationalekonomiska föreningen. - 0345-2646. ; 41:6, s. 17-27
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Journal article (other academic/artistic)abstract
- När förslaget om basinkomst fördes fram i europeisk debatt i mitten av 1980-talet framstod det för många som en obskyr och politiskt utsiktslös idé. Under senare år har emellertid tanken om en allmän och villkorsfri inkomstgaranti väckt allt större intresse i det vetenskapliga samtalet. Samtidigt har den stått i centrum för pilotprojekt i olika delar av världen. I denna artikel introducerar jag centrala teman i denna forskning och argumenterar för att diskussionen om basinkomst har utvecklats till en värdefull inspirationskälla i debatten om den generella välfärdens framtid.
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- Birnbaum, Simon, 1977-, et al.
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Basinkomstens nya våg : Lärdomar från medborgarlönsexperiment i välfärdsstater
- 2020
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Reports (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Tanken på en villkorslös grundersättning för samhällets alla medlemmar har diskuterats av och till sedan 1700-talet men under senare år har förslag om basinkomst fått en spridning som aldrig tidigare i historien. 2020 års pandemi och lamslagning av världsekonomin har dessutom gett basinkomst förnyad aktualitet. Ett viktigt inslag i denna nya våg av intresse är en rad experiment i olika delar av världen med sikte på att sprida ljus över några av de konfliktfyllda frågorna kring basinkomst. I den här rapporten analyserar ledande basinkomstforskare medborgarlönsexperiment i Finland och Nederländerna och undersöker vad dessa kan säga oss om vilka konsekvenser en basinkomst skulle få i avancerade välfärdsstater. Rapporten tecknar en bild av de politiska processer som ledde fram till experimenten och belyser i vilken mån dessa och liknande experiment kan klargöra hur en basinkomst skulle påverka samhället. Varför har dessa experiment genom-förts? Vilka vetenskapliga och politiska lärdomar finns att dra? Och vad – om något – kan de säga oss om basinkomstens önskvärdhet och genomförbarhet?
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- Birnbaum, Simon, 1977-
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Environmental co-governance, legitimacy, and the quest for compliance : When and why is stakeholder participation desirable?
- 2016
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In: Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning. - 1523-908X .- 1522-7200. ; 18:3, s. 306-323
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Deliberative forms of stakeholder participation have been widely embraced as a key measure for addressing legitimacy deficits and non-compliance in environmental governance. However, the great significance of such collaborative structures for state-stakeholder interaction is much too often accepted uncritically as an established truth in the environmental policy discourse. Building on examples from the literature on fisheries co-governance, this article constructs a conceptual and normative framework for interpreting and assessing such views about co-governance, legitimacy and compliance. Analysing central claims in this discourse in relation to different concepts and standards of legitimacy helps us identify and distinguish many powerful reasons to welcome co-governance. However, the article defends the need to do so cautiously and reflectively. It is conceptually misleading to suggest that more intense forms of co-governance will generally improve the overall level of social legitimacy and, thereby, compliance rates among stakeholders. Furthermore, it is argued that the democratic value of co-governance is not fundamental. The democratic desirability of such arrangements should be primarily assessed on instrumental-pragmatic grounds, focusing on their capacity to serve the wider ideals of equal citizenship and public reason.
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- Birnbaum, Simon, 1977-, et al.
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Exit strategy or exit trap? Basic income and the ‘power to say no’ in the age of precarious employment
- 2021
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In: Socio-Economic Review. - : Oxford University Press. - 1475-1461 .- 1475-147X. ; 19:3, s. 909-927
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- An increasingly influential claim is that exit-based empowerment through an unconditional basic income offers the cornerstone of an effective strategy for supporting precarious workers in contemporary labor markets. However, it is plausible to assume that supporting the ‘power to say no’—to avoid or leave unattractive jobs—will empower precarious workers only to the extent that it offers the basis of a credible exit threat. In this article, we argue that a basic income-induced exit strategy amounts to a hollow threat. In light of a realistic understanding of how labor markets operate and how the opportunities of disadvantaged workers are presently structured, we show that the basic income-centered exit option can easily become an exit trap rather than an empowered fallback position.
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- Birnbaum, Simon, 1977-
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Inkomst utan arbete
- 2024
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In: Forskning & framsteg. - Stockholm : Forskning & framsteg. - 0015-7937. ; :5, s. 32-37
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Journal article (pop. science, debate, etc.)abstract
- När AI tar över allt fler arbetsuppgifter har idén om basinkomst väckts till liv. Det finns experiment som visar att en ovillkorad grundinkomst från staten får människor att må bättre – och jobba mer, skriver statsvetaren Simon Birnbaum.
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