Basic Income(s): Political Parties’ Positions and Cleavages on the French-Speaking Belgian Scene (version 2)

Social protection systems are under growing pressure and face many challenges. Some argue that a universal basic income has the potential to transcend political cleavages and offer the ground for a welfare reform. While previous literature has increasingly tackled basic income’s feasibility, ground-based research is still scarce. This study intends to fill this gap by considering the positions of five French-speaking Belgian parties (PTB, PS, Ecolo, Les Engagés & MR) on basic income. Through a qualitative analysis of grey literature and interviews, the paper shows that basic income prop... Mehr ...