Independence, Propertylessness, and Basic Income
Subtitle: A Theory of Freedom as the Power to Say No
Publisher: Brand: Palgrave Macmillan; Palgrave Macmillan
Published: Mar 07, 2013
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 241
ISBN-13: 9781137274724
Description: Freedom is commonly understood in two different ways: the absence of restriction or interference (scalar freedom) and the absence of slavery or oppression (status freedom). "Independence, Propertylessness, and Basic Income" argues that philosophers have focused too much on scalar freedom and proposes a theory of status freedom as effective control self-ownership-simply, freedom as the power to say no. This exciting new volume argues for and explores the implications of this theory of freedom. It shows that most societies today put the poor in situations in which they lack this crucial freedom, making them vulnerable to poverty, exploitation, and injustice. Widerquist argues that the basic income guarantee is an appropriate institution to help secure status freedom in a modern industrial society.
Notes: Source title: Independence, Propertylessness, and Basic Income: A Theory of Freedom as the Power to Say No (Exploring the Basic Income Guarantee)