Portuguese and Greek Experiences with Guaranteed Minimum Income (GMI) in Comparative Perspective
| Autor: | Varvara Lalioti |
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| Jazyk: | Greek<br />Greek, Modern (1453-) |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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021110 strategic
defence & security studies Guaranteed minimum income media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences 0211 other engineering and technologies Ελλάδα Domestic policy 02 engineering and technology Ελάχιστο Εγγυημένο Εισόδημα Πορτογαλία language.human_language 0506 political science Politics State (polity) Debt Political science Political economy 050602 political science & public administration Institution language Product (category theory) Portuguese media_common |
| Zdroj: | Κοινωνική Πολιτική; Τόμ. 2 (2014); 27-45 Social Policy; Vol. 2 (2014); 27-45 |
| ISSN: | 2241-8652 |
| Popis: | Portugal and Greece have divergent histories with regard to Guaranteed Minimum Income (GMI), arguably the principal difference in the two countries’ evolutions of social assistance in recent decades. Neither had a GMI when EEC common criteria on sufficient resources and social assistance were issued in 1992. Portugal introduced a pilot programme in 1996 that went operational in 1997. Greece is among only a few European countries never to experiment with GMI. Only recently (in 2012) was a decision reached to launch a pilot GMI scheme, with implementation still forthcoming.An account for the different Portuguese and Greek GMI experiences emphasizes the importance of actors such as political parties and trade unions. This actor-centred approach argues that the Portuguese GMI success is attributable to a coalition among key domestic policy actors, while ambivalent and fragmented attitudes among Greek policy actors hindered institution. The recent decision for a GMI pilot in Greece should be viewed as a product of the severe economic crisis and state debt obligations that leave little space for ambivalence. |
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