Basic Income in Complex Worlds : Individual Freedom and Social Interdependencies

Abstract: This paper is about difficulties in the normative justification of an unconditional basic income-difficulties which are related to the scope of egalitarian justice as well as the dimension (s) of the equalisandum. More specifically, it is contended that Philippe Van Parijs’s justification derived from the principle of Maximin real freedom runs into problems in environments in which scarcity does not offer a conceptual basis for a satisfactory account of social interdependencies. We discuss the following cases: (i) Scarcity is seen as a general equilibrium phenomenon in a dynamic environment. (ii) Social forces of production (particularly non-rival and only partially excludable inputs) play a role in creating wealth. (iii) Informal exclusion mechanisms and patterns of ‘local justice’ matter. (iv) Certain forms of heterogeneity play a role.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Basic Income in Complex Worlds ; volume:22 ; number:2 ; year:2000 ; pages:198-222 ; extent:25 ; Analyse & Kritik ; 22, Heft 2 (2000), 198-222 (gesamt 25)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Sturn, Richard ; Dujmovits, Rudi

Further information

• DOI: 10.1515/auk-2000-0203
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2404171602165.399663888789
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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