THE BOLSA FAMÍLIA AND UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME PROGRAMS

COMBINING COMPENSATION AND REDISTRIBUTION

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33148/ces.v39i1.2254

Abstract

The high levels of poverty and inequality in Brazil are structural problems with persistent historical roots. Poverty is, therefore, an issue to be faced through social strategies and interventions. In an attempt to overcome poverty, welfare programs were implemented, among which the Bolsa Família Program (PBF) stands out. This research problematizes the effects of the program, since its creation in 2003 until its extinction in 2021, in opposition to the possible contribution of a universal basic income program (UBI) in overcoming poverty and social inequalities. The main objective is to discuss the results presented by the literature on the PBF and to argue about the advantages of adopting a UBI program. This is an exploratory and descriptive investigation with an argumentative approach based on bibliographic and documentary research. It is concluded that the PBF was insufficient to meet basic survival needs, with only compensatory results for the targeted public, and that the adoption of the RBU program has advantages over it in overcoming the situation of poverty in Brazil due to its redistributive character, not used to conditionalities and universal coverage.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Author Biography

Lia, Universidade Candido Mendes

He holds a degree in Economics (1977), a master's degree in Industrial Economics (1988) and a PhD in Production Engineering (1997), all from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Associate Professor retired from UFRJ in 2015. Currently Professor and Coordinator of the Postgraduate Program in Regional Planning and Urban Management, Associate Researcher at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. He has experience in the area of ​​Economics, with an emphasis on Industrial Organization, Industrial and Innovation Studies, Local and Regional Development and Regional Planning.

Downloads

Published

2025-06-10

How to Cite

Batista Silva, C., & Hasenclever, L. (2025). THE BOLSA FAMÍLIA AND UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME PROGRAMS: COMBINING COMPENSATION AND REDISTRIBUTION. Cadernos De Estudos Sociais, 39(1). https://doi.org/10.33148/ces.v39i1.2254

Issue

Vol. 39 No. 1 (2025)

Section

Artigos - Temas livres (CHAMADA REGULAR)

License

Copyright (c) 2024 Autor, concedendo à revista o direito de primeira publicação

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Autores que publicam nesta revista concordam com os seguintes termos:

  1. Autores mantém e retém os direitos autorais. Os mesmos concedem à revista o direito de primeira publicação, com o trabalho simultaneamente licenciado sob a Licença Creative Commons Attribution que permite o compartilhamento do trabalho com reconhecimento da autoria e publicação inicial nesta revista.
  2. Autores têm autorização para assumir contratos adicionais separadamente, para distribuição não-exclusiva da versão do trabalho publicada nesta revista (ex.: publicar em repositório institucional ou como capítulo de livro), com reconhecimento de autoria e publicação inicial nesta revista.