abstract: 'In The case for a participation income'', Anthony Atkinson identified

  unconditionality as an obstacle to support for a citizen''s income. He

  advocated prioritising the universality and individuality of a citizen''s

  income but replacing its unconditionality with a participation''

  requirement. At the time, Atkinson''s critique read as political realism:

  to eliminate means-testing, make a concession to the fear of

  free-riding. Ironically, Atkinson remained opposed to unconditionality

  despite his own critical contributions to documenting the growing income

  and wealth inequality that have increased support for an unconditional

  basic income. In this article I consider the participation'' requirement

  from a gender perspective in order to uncover the problematic notions of

  dependence'', independence'', reciprocity, and free-riding that underlie

  normative arguments for conditional over unconditional benefits.

  Employing such a perspective demonstrates the superiority of

  unconditional benefits in achieving more efficient and effective income

  support and reducing inequalityAtkinson''s core commitments throughout

  his distinguished career.'
affiliation: 'Zelleke, A (Corresponding Author), NYU Shanghai, Polit Sci, Shanghai,
  Peoples R China.

  Zelleke, Almaz, NYU Shanghai, Polit Sci, Shanghai, Peoples R China.'
author: Zelleke, Almaz
author_list:
- family: Zelleke
  given: Almaz
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1111/1467-923X.12518
eissn: 1467-923X
files: []
issn: 0032-3179
journal: POLITICAL QUARTERLY
keywords: 'participation income; citizen''s income; basic income; wealth inequality;

  gender; unconditionality'
language: English
month: APR-JUN
number: '2'
number-of-cited-references: '7'
pages: 273-279
papis_id: 9fd7d9cb4dcae3a7bceb43660c733621
ref: Zelleke2018workleisure
times-cited: '2'
title: 'Work, Leisure, and Care: A Gender Perspective on the Participation Income'
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000434180100015
usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
usage-count-since-2013: '2'
volume: '89'
web-of-science-categories: Political Science
year: '2018'