Assessing income support where no national minimum income scheme exists. Is it possible to apply the model family method to the Italian case?

Abstract

This article focuses on the application of a specific comparative\ud methodology, the model family method (MFM), in measuring the\ud income derived from minimum income schemes. The application\ud of the MFM to the analysis of this policy field shows several\ud criticalities such as the difficulty to analyze countries in which no\ud national scheme exists, and in which both the intra-national\ud variations and the discretionary power of street-level bureaucrats\ud are significant. Stemming from the application of the MFM to the\ud Italian case in the framework of an international project, the\ud article analyzes whether and how this method can be developed\ud also in said countries. In particular, it shows that, in order to do so,\ud specific methodological choices and assumptions are necessary,\ud built on a mixed research strategy aimed at complementing the\ud data collected from institutional sources with in-depth interviews\ud with social workers and the use of the vignettes technique

Do Globalization, Technology Adoption and Economic Development Influence Income Inequality in Developing Asian Nations?

“…Efficient management of net national income not only helps to sustain and increase economic growth but also benefits the livelihoods of people. Arlotti and Sabatinelli (2017) explored the support of net national income with the minimum income schemes for workers that influence income inequality. The results revealed that net national income is a strong factor related to global income that significantly impacts income inequality.…”