1. Introduction: How Popular is Basic Income? -- 1.1. Basic income: From a disarmingly simple idea to a deceptively simple one -- 1.2. The popularity of basic income -- 2. Popular Support for the Ideal-typical Basic Income -- 2.1. Across the board -- 2.2. Individual differences -- 3. Popular...

In a comparative framework, the paper uses a recently observed shift away from cash transfers and towards the provision of rehabilitation services to identify barriers to welfare policy reform. The analysis relies on the assumption that some European welfare regimes have a similar initial...