Yannick Vanderborght at Basic Income Ireland Summer Forum June 2014
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Recent developments in the international Basic Income discussion 7 June 2014 BASIC INCOME IRELAND SUMMER FORUM 2014 Yannick Vanderborght Louvain University & Saint-Louis University, Belgium www.crespo.be
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This is the presentation Yannick Vanderborght made at the Basic Income Ireland Summer Forum on 7 June 2014. Visit our Facebook page for a link to a video of his presentation.
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Recent developments in the international Basic Income discussion
7 June 2014
BASIC INCOME IRELAND SUMMER FORUM 2014
Yannick VanderborghtLouvain University & Saint-Louis University, Belgium
www.crespo.be
Plan of the presentation
INTRODUCTION
1. DEVELOPMENTS IN THE THEORY OF BASIC INCOME
2. DEVELOPMENTS IN THE POLITICS OF BASIC INCOME
1. DEVELOPMENTS IN THE THEORY OF BASIC INCOME
1.1. The migration challenge
1. DEVELOPMENTS IN THE THEORY OF BASIC INCOME
1.1. The migration challenge
1.2. A waste of human capital?
Bovenberg & Van der Ploeg (1995)
1. DEVELOPMENTS IN THE THEORY OF BASIC INCOME
1.1. The migration challenge1.2. A waste of human capital?
1.3. The moral objection to BI
2011
1.3. The moral objection to BI
- Forced labour is counter-productive
- Non-monetary advantages make work more attractive than full-time leisure
- BI is a job subsidy
INTRODUCTION
1. DEVELOPMENTS IN THE THEORY OF BASIC INCOME
2. DEVELOPMENTS IN THE POLITICS OF BASIC INCOME
2. DEVELOPMENTS IN THE POLITICS OF BASIC INCOME
2.1. Inside Europe
Switzerland’s BI initiative
Add the following article to the Swiss constitution: “§1. The Confederation introduces an unconditional basic income. §2. The basic income must enable the whole population to live a dignified life and to participate in public life. §3. The law will determine the funding and level of the basic income.”
2. DEVELOPMENTS IN THE POLITICS OF BASIC INCOME
2.1. Inside Europe
2.2. Outside Europe
The Right to Subsistence (生存権 )
Article 25 of the Japanese Constitution:
“All people shall have the right to maintain the minimum standards of wholesome and cultured living.”
The Duty to Work
Article 27 of the Japanese Constitution:
“All people shall have the right and the obligation to work.”
2. DEVELOPMENTS IN THE POLITICS OF BASIC INCOME
2.1. Inside Europe2.2. Outside Europe
2.3. International: BIEN
BIEN’S EC
Conclusion
No fetishism!
- Tax credits- Training subsidies for the youth- Sabbatical accounts- EU-wide Child Benefit
