What Good Is a Theory of Freedom That Allows Forced Labor? Independence and Modern Theories of Freedom

Karl Widerquist

Chapter Chapter 7 in Independence, Propertylessness, and Basic Income, 2013, pp 121-143 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract The observation that propertylessness effectively forces individuals to accept employment is not new. What is most new in this book is the central role this observation takes in a theory of status freedom. This chapter compares the theory of status freedom outlined in this book with the modern literature on freedom. It argues that recent literature on freedom has paid insufficient attention to status freedom2 and that a concern for status freedom as ECSO freedom or independence would make theories of freedom more plausible. The following chapter (chapter 8) discusses independence in the context of modern liberal-egalitarian theories of justice.

Keywords: Political Theorist; Resource Rent; Basic Income; Arbitrary Power; Negative Freedom (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137313096_8

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