Real Freedom for All Revisited – Normative Justifications of Basic Income
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23239706 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Troy Henderson (0000-0002-2803-3168, The University of Sydney, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2017-08-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Basic Income Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1932-0183 • E-ISSN: 2194-6094 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/bis-2016-0022 |
| OpenAlex | W2668403398 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 18 |
This paper contributes to debates regarding the normative justification of basic income (BI) via a critical reevaluation of Philippe Van Parijs’ ‘real-libertarian’ theory. Van Parijs’ work constitutes the most ambitious attempt within the literature to ground a justification of BI within a systematic normative framework. In this paper I argue that key elements of his framework should form part of any progressive justification of BI. Specifically, his linking of the principle of ‘real freedom for all’ with the policy mechanism of the ‘highest sustainable basic income.’ I take issue with Van Parijs’ treatment of compensation for unequal internal endowments based on the criterion of ‘undominated diversity’ and I reject the ‘external resources’ approach to justifying the funding of a substantial BI, including Van Parijs’ ‘jobs as assets’ argument. I introduce the concept of ‘total social productivity’ as a means of understanding the production and reproduction of society in a manner that anchors the justification of BI in a commitment to a ‘deep form of social reciprocity.’ Finally, I suggest that BI be framed as a ‘pragmatic-utopian reform.’
Argument (complex analysis) · Basic income · Economics · Law and economics · Libertarianism · Neoclassical economics · Normative · Political science · Positive economics · Reciprocity (cultural anthropology) · Social science · Sociology · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Law · Political Philosophy and Ethics · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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A Capitalist Road to Communism
Human Rights and Capabilities
Real Freedom for All
Real Freedom and Basic Income
Exploitation, Labor, and Basic Income
Sharing Job Resources
Real Freedom, the Market and the Family
Is Nancy Fraser's Critique of Theories of Distributive Justice Justified
The Problem with Work
Marx's Concept of the Alternative to Capitalism
Recognition without Ethics
Democratizing Citizenship
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |