Basic Income in Complex Worlds

Individual Freedom and Social Interdependencies

Bibliographic Data

ID11308560
AuthorsRichard Sturn (0000-0002-8479-0163, Graz University of Technology, corresponding author), Rudi Dujmovits (Graz University of Technology)
Year2000
Volume22
Issue2
Pages198-222
Publication date2000-11-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnalyse & Kritik (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0171-5860 • E-ISSN: 2365-9858
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1515/auk-2000-0203
OpenAlexW2281232389
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited4

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

Dimension (graph theory · Economic Justice · Economics · Epistemology · Excludability · Interdependence · Law and economics · Microeconomics · Minimax · Neoclassical economics · Normative · Pareto principle · Phenomenon · Political science · Positive economics · Public good · Scarcity · Social science · Sociology · Economic Theory and Institutions · Law · Mathematics · Political Economy and Marxism · Political Philosophy and Ethics

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