Yannick Vanderborght at Basic Income Ireland Summer Forum June 2014

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

Thank you!

yannick.vanderborght@uclouvain.be