Contributi internazionali Maurizio Ferrera (MF): The first formulation of your theory on basic income appeared in the book Real Freedom for All , published in 1995. The book cover shows a young surfer. You mentioned to me that the clue came from John Rawls. A few years earlier, he had asked you: why should Malibu surfers receive a state benefit? I would start this conversation, thirty years on, by addressing you the same question.
Philippe Van Parijs (PVP) : A basic income is a regular cash payment made to every member of some political community on an individual basis, […]
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