Basic Income in 1848

This note introduces a virtually unknown social constitution drafted in Brussels in 1848, in which an unconditional basic income figured prominently. We provide details on the historical and intellectual context in which the proposal originated, and briefly compare it with similar proposals of the same period. In the appendix, we present an English translation of the constitution.

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Year of publication:	2006
Authors:	Erreygers, Guido ; Cunliffe, John
Published in:	Basic Income Studies. - Berkeley Electronic Press. - Vol. 1.2006, 2, p. 7-7
Publisher:	Berkeley Electronic Press
Subject:	history of basic income \| Belgium \| nineteenth century \| basic income \| universal welfare \| welfare policy \| welfare state \| welfare reform

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Extent:	application/pdf
Type of publication:	Article
Notes:	oai:bepress.com:bis-1025
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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