This piece argues that Basic Income is, and has never been, a simple “common sense” or “spontaneous” idea for those who want to struggle against poverty. In fact, it but the product of a profound shift in how we thought about the social question since the late 19th century. A shift that, by the mid-sixties, made cash transfers and the price system the main tool when thinking about redistribution against collective provision or more state-centered approaches.
Articles by Daniel Zamora
Daniel Zamora is a sociologist at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. He works on poverty, inequality and modern intellectual history.