Universal Basic Income:A Perspective of Equality and Western Practices
After the 2008 financial crisis,Western countries grappled with governance crises stemming from the challenges of economic globalization and technological progress.This period sparked discussions among left-wing academics regarding the necessity and feasibility of Universal Basic Income(UBI).UBI entails unconditional state transfers to all citizens,rooted in liberal egalitarian principles that consider income a universal right,individuals as equal recipients,and policy design aiming for security and certainty.Despite debates on fiscal,welfare,and ethical aspects,UBI's potential in addressing poverty,inequality,and technological unemployment is acknowledged.In Western policy practice,because of the internal and external constraints of the fundamental contradictions between market capitalism and state intervention,and between the stateness of welfare and the globalness of inequality,UBI lacks social consensus and institutional conditions.The vision of the Western left to address the flaws in the political system through policy innovations encounters practical challenges.
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