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From Marginal Idea to Contested Alternative: Recent Developments and Main Arguments in the German Debate

In: Political Activism and Basic Income Guarantee

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  • Sascha Liebermann

    (Alanus University for Arts and Social Sciences)

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In Germany, Basic Income has been discussed publicly since 2004. While the debate had its ups and downs especially concerning media attention, BI, however, still is contested but recognized as one major alternative to the existing welfare system. In this chapter, I will trace very briefly the beginning of the debate from 2003 till 2011, then turn to developments from 2010 on and have a look at where the debate stands today. Instead of presenting contested concepts, I will offer a general idea of prevailing arguments and objections. By doing so I will provide an overview of rather strong and weak arguments pro BI including some which are misleading. Finally, I will draw conclusions of the debate and will have a look at prospects of BI in Germany.

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  • Sascha Liebermann, 2020. "From Marginal Idea to Contested Alternative: Recent Developments and Main Arguments in the German Debate," Exploring the Basic Income Guarantee, in: Richard K. Caputo & Larry Liu (ed.), Political Activism and Basic Income Guarantee, chapter 0, pages 209-227, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:etbchp:978-3-030-43904-0_11
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-43904-0_11
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