This contribution advocates a political economy perspective on systems of well-being. I argue deeper regulatory features of human economy give rise to common institutions in areas such as education, work and care and that the constraints this imposes on governance explain how a more egalitarian...

Inspired by Fröhlich and Oppenheimer (1990), an experimental survey in the lab was designed to find out if preferences for three different redistribution schemes differ under a veil of ignorance. The three schemes are a stylized version of the status quo German welfare state (A), a control...

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...