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Erreygers, Guido and Cunliffe, John. (2006) Basic Income in 1848. Basic Income Studies, Vol.1 (No.2). Article 7. ISSN 1932-0183

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.2202/1932-0183.1025

Abstract

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.

Item Type:

Journal Article

Subjects:

H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions
D History General and Old World > DH Netherlands (The Low Countries)

Divisions:

Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies

Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):

Constitutional history -- Belgium, Income distribution -- Belgium, Income -- Belgium, Brussels (Belgium) -- History -- 1830-1914, Belgium -- Economic conditions -- 19th century

Journal or Publication Title:

Basic Income Studies

Publisher:

Berkeley Electronic Press

ISSN:

1932-0183

Official Date:

December 2006

Dates:

Date	Event
December 2006	Published

Volume:

Vol.1

Number:

No.2

Page Range:

Article 7

Identification Number:

10.2202/1932-0183.1025

Status:

Peer Reviewed

Access rights to Published version:

Open Access

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