1. Introduction
In 1988, shortly after a group of us – economists, philosophers, sociologists and jurists –
had established BIEN, then the Basic Income European Network, to advocate a basic income asa universal right, a conference was convened in Venice, where I gave a paper on basic income.The conference brought together no more than a dozen social scientists. I recall it because I had afurious argument with Jeffrey Sachs, who was then advocating shock therapy with fervent zeal,and because the person who invited us for the three days was Renato Brunetta, then advisor tothe leader of the Italian Socialists, Craxi. I […]
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