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The Neoliberalism, as much in its theoretical doctrine as in its political praxis, has defended de dismantling of the Welfare State. The denominated Globalisation that it has promoted synthetizes the whole economic, political, social & cultural changes happened during the last decades. Despite the denomination & intensity of this mercantilizer process, the Welfare State hasn't been removed, although it has suffered changes. The impossibility to carry out this elimination is due mostly to economic reasons but also political, social & cultural ones. Adapted from the source document.

For twenty years, the proposal of Universal Basic Welfare has been widely debated. Academics from various disciplines, as well as politicians worldwide, have paid attention to the simple but powerful idea that the government should be prepared to pay welfare benefits to all members of society. These payments would be made regardless of the citizen's willingness to work, the citizen's income level, the citizen's marital status, or the citizen's place of residence. The plan's main promoter, Phillipe Van Parijs, understands that an unconditional welfare benefit is indispensable to guaranteeing real freedom between the individuals. The article discusses some of the proposal's normative problems, with a special focus on arguing that the proposal is flawed in its sense of egalitarianism, since the proposal does not take into account the capacity of the individual to transform resources into true freedom. References. R. Young