Bobkov V., Zolotov A., Zolotova M., Zolotov S. Distribution Proportional To Needs As A Potential Element Of Unconditional Basic Income. European Publisher; 2021 Apr 16; Available from: http: ...

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Abstract

The article examines the relationship between the idea of distribution in proportion to the needs and the concept of universal basic income (UBI). Arguments are presented in favor of the fact that distribution in proportion to needs is not a specifically communist principle and is realized in the system of a modern market economy, primarily through the free provision of educational and medical services and the payment of social transfers. The authors reveal the characteristic of modern society contradiction between the tendency towards the prevalence of the principle of distribution in proportion to the needs in the areas that directly ensure human development and the linkage of material well-being to factor income. It is noted that the resolution of this contradiction requires the introduction of a universal transfer in order to ensure the primary conditions of human development. The identity of such a transfer and UBI is shown. The historically transitory nature of the UBI concept formation in isolation from the idea of distribution by the needs is revealed. It is substantiated that UBI, as the initial form of the universal implementation of the principle of distribution in proportion to needs, complements factor income generation and is not the primary source of welfare for each member of society. A model of targeted social support for low-income families with children, which can be considered as a transitional form of UBI, based on the redistribution of income in proportion to the minimum needs is shown.

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