Carlo D’Ippoliti has written an article for Social Europe: ‘The Political-Economy Fallouts Of Universal Basic Income Schemes‘.
D’Ippoliti lists some of the political constraints relating to job guarantee programmes, and then discusses a number of political constraints related to Citizen’s Basic Income.
… In conclusion, widening the debate beyond the mere consideration of financial and economic constraints is a welcome move, but this wider political-economy debate has only just started. To give enough room and relevance to political considerations, one should open up the debate beyond academia, involving social partners and as many players as possible. …