The politics of safety net reform in Southern Europe during the Great Recession: Introduction to the regional issue

Aguilar‐Hendrickson, Manuel; Durana, Ana Arriba González de

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“…In that sense, change can be understood in the context of the new “welfare landscape” that emerged in southern Europe during the years of the recent recession. Although the “weight” of means-tested and contributory benefits in southern European countries remains quite different, one of the main features characterising the reforms taking place these years is the extension of income maintenance support in the region, beyond the scope of traditional contributory social insurance programmes (Aguilar-Hendrickson & Arriba González de Durana, 2020; Jessoula & Natili, 2020; Matsaganis, 2020; Perez & Matsaganis, 2019).…”

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“…These interventions should be viewed in the light of the broad discussion about welfare state restructuring during and after the crisis (Farnsworth & Irving, 2015, 2017) and of how large exogenous shocks can open up a window of opportunity for non-incremental policy change (Starke, Kaasch, & Van Hooren, 2013). Additionally, these developments should be interpreted in the context of the extensive changes that took place over the same period in the so-called “southern European” welfare state model (Aguilar-Hendrickson & Arriba González de Durana, 2020; Perez & Matsaganis, 2019), to which both Cyprus and Greece arguably belong (Gal, 2010; Pashardes & Koutsampelas, 2016).…”

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The Greek vs. the Cypriot guaranteed minimum income schemes: an exploratory comparative analysis

Lalioti

Koutsampelas

2021

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This exploratory paper utilises a comparative research approach to shed light upon the developmental trajectories of the Greek and Cypriot guaranteed minimum income (GMI) schemes. Our analysis indicates that, despite similarities (e.g. in the emergence of the two schemes, as part of the extensive reforms imposed during the financial crisis on the Greek and Cypriot welfare systems), there are also significant differences. These mainly relate to implementation and, ultimately, the “success” of the two schemes in attaining their declared goals. Moreover, we argue that the developmental paths followed by the Greek and Cypriot GMI schemes should be interpreted in the light of key variables (“functionalist,” “political” and “institutional”), often used to explain the establishment and further evolution of such schemes. Within this context, the relatively “superior” performance of the Cypriot GMI, compared with the Greek scheme, is largely attributed to factors such as government effectiveness and political stability.

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The Greek vs. the Cypriot guaranteed minimum income schemes: an exploratory comparative analysis

Lalioti

Koutsampelas

2021

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“…Las recomendaciones de las instituciones europeas durante el último decenio han insistido en ambos elementos (Comisión Europea, s. f.). Recomendaciones que, en países como Grecia, han adquirido la forma de imposiciones ante las dilaciones del gobierno griego en la creación de una renta mínima (Aguilar-Hendrickson y Arriba, 2020a;Jessoula y Natili, 2020;Matsaganis, 2020;Pereirinha, Branco, Pereira y Amaro, 2020).…”

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2021

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España, a diferencia de otros países meridionales, recalibró desde los años 1980 su sistema de garantía de ingresos, conteniendo el nivel contributivo y creando un conjunto de programas asistenciales. A pesar de su significativo impacto, los límites e incoherencias de ese conjunto asistencial explican que, desde 2015, su reforma esté en la agenda política nacional. Aunque el conjunto existente tiene mayor impacto que sus equivalentes italiano o griego, su diseño está aún anclado en una concepción «fordista» que asocia empleo con seguridad económica. Este modelo se muestra insuficiente para hacer frente a las transformaciones de la estructura de los hogares, a las dificultades de acceso a la vivienda, pero sobre todo al crecimiento de formas precarias de participación en el empleo. El artículo analiza la trayectoria del conjunto de la garantía de ingresos en el que el nuevo Ingreso Mínimo Vital mejora apreciablemente la cobertura asistencial, pero deja sin resolver la adecuación del conjunto a las nuevas formas de empleo.

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2024

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This book is about preventing poverty. The notion that every person living amidst the relative affluence of the rich world has a right to a minimum income enabling social participation, be it frugally and soberly, holds as a fundamental matter of social justice to most people. But how can we make sure that every person has a decent minimum income allowing for a life in dignity in societies rich enough to afford such a right? How can we ensure that minimum income support is cost-effective and compatible with other goals such as promoting work effort, self-reliance, and upward mobility? How can political support for such schemes be fostered and made robust? This book assesses the current state of minimum income protection in the rich world, building on original empirical analysis and thorough literature reviews. What are best practices to learn from? It also engages with debates on topics as diverse as optimal targeting and means-testing, administrative complexity, non-take-up, behavioural economics, the political economy of minimum income protection, and basic income. Sarah Marchal and Ive Marx conclude that more adequate poverty prevention is possible, without the costs having to be prohibitive. However, they are sceptical about ‘silver-bullet’ solutions such as basic income. Adequate minimum income protection is not a matter of getting one scheme or policy right. It is a matter of getting multiple policy levers right, in the right configuration. Incremental, context-conscious expansion is the way forward if we really care about the most vulnerable.

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The politics of safety net reform in Southern Europe during the Great Recession: Introduction to the regional issue

Abstract: This is an introduction to the regional issue on the politics of safety net reform in Southern Europe during the Great Recession.

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The Greek vs. the Cypriot guaranteed minimum income schemes: an exploratory comparative analysis

The Greek vs. the Cypriot guaranteed minimum income schemes: an exploratory comparative analysis

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