Why a citizens' basic income? A question of gender equality or gender bias

2007 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 337-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ailsa McKay
Keyword(s):  
Social Security ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Bias ◽  
Social Security Reform ◽  
Basic Income ◽  
Minimum Income ◽  
Fixed Set ◽  
The Future ◽  
Advanced Capitalist

Current debates concerning the future of social security provision in advanced capitalist states have raised a citizens' basic income as a possible reform package: a proposal based on the principles of individuality, universality and unconditionality, ensuring a minimum income guarantee for all members of society. Arguments in favour of a citizens' basic income have traditionally been contrived within a fixed set of parameters associated with a particular view of the principles of economic organization.That is, a citizens' basic income is considered a model for social security reform that conforms to market based structures of exchange, particularly those associated with the market for labour, and as such contributes positively to the efficient functioning of capitalist economies. This article highlights the 'gender blind' nature of such debates and presents a case for a citizens' basic income based on a more inclusive notion of citizenship.

scholarly journals Good and Bad Times of Social Innovations: The Case of Universal Basic Income in Finland

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (1-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pertti Koistinen ◽  
Johanna Perkiö
Keyword(s):  
Social Security ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Critical Points ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Agenda Setting ◽  
Social Security Reform ◽  
Basic Income ◽  
Economic Context ◽  
Social Innovations

AbstractThis article draws on innovation and agenda-setting theories to identify critical points in the realization of basic income in Finland. Our empirical data comprise 13 models of either unconditional basic income or social security reform proposals with some similarity to basic income. The models examined were published in Finland between 1984 and 2011. Using these data, we build a conceptual framework that enables us to discuss the role of the content, players, political and macro-economic context, and public interpretations in the successes and failures of the basic income initiatives.

Ambivalenci Pemikiran Mahmud Syaltut tentang Fikih Perempuan

1970 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-214
Author(s):  
Mahmud Arif
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Bias ◽  
Legal Thought ◽  
Islamic Thought ◽  
Islamic Jurisprudence ◽  
The World

In general, we know about Egypt very well, because of all this time, Egypt, especially Kairo, has been viewed as one of the centers of Islamic thought in the world. Naturally this country had a lot of Islamic thinkers, like Mahmud Syaltut (d. 1963) that has become the Rector of al-Azhar University. The influence of his thought overstepped the bounds of time and political territory. The Islamic jurisprudence is an inseparable legal thought from the fulfillment of social demands. One of the evidences is its’ response to actual issues, like gender equality represented in his opinions about domestical duty, women testimony, girl marriage, and poligamy. As a thinker in the Islamic jurisprudence, Syaltut has endeavored to respond such issues, including gender. As a reformer in the turbulent time, his reflection on such matters expressed critical preference, so frequently looked different from the prevalent opinion. In one side, his reflection was “liberal” because of his bravery in stepping beyond the Islamic orthodoxy and the modernity, but in another side, his thought was “conservative”if it was viewed from his endorsement to the old Islamic thought that reflected a gender bias. This showed the uniqueness and the ambivalence of his thought, so very interesting to being studied.

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