Durch die tagespolitische Diskussion um einen "Umbau des Sozialstaates" werden grundlegende Fragen der Sozialpolitiklehre vernachlässigt. Der Autor versucht daher in der vorliegenden Arbeit eine Brücke zwischen praktischen Gestaltungsproblemen und der Grundlagenforschung zu schlagen....

This paper aims to propose a social protection system that "decommodifies" labour and fulfills the properties of a Social Protection Floor satisfying revenue-neutrality. To this end, firstly, a Universal Basic Income (UBI) scheme is explored. Secondly, the UBI is transformed into a Negative...

The current social security systems in Europe have not been able to deal with increased traditional and new risks such as unemployment or work-life balance. One suggested solution to this problem has gained more popular and academic support in recent years: the idea of a universal, unconditional...