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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Basic Income in 1848
Guido Erreygers / John Cunliffe
1University of Antwerp
1University of Warwick
Citation Information: Basic Income Studies. Volume 1, Issue 2, Pages –, ISSN (Online) 1932-0183, DOI: 10.2202/1932-0183.1025, December 2006
Publication History:
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- 2006-12-28
Keywords: Keywords – history of basic income; Belgium; nineteenth century
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