Independence, Propertylessness, and Basic Income

1. Prologue: The Big Casino
Karl Widerquist

2. Introduction
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3. Status Freedom as Effective Control Self-Ownership
Karl Widerquist

4. Forty Acres and a Mule? Implications of the Duty to Respect Personal Independence
Karl Widerquist

5. The Importance of Independence I: Framing the Issue
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6. The Importance of Independence II: Freedom and Integrity
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7. The Importance of Independence III: Market Vulnerability
Karl Widerquist

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

9. If You’re an Egalitarian, Why Do You Want to Be the Boss of the Poor? Independence and Liberal-Egalitarian Theories of Justice
Karl Widerquist

10. On Duty
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11. Conclusion
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Keywords: Economics, Economic Policy, Political Philosophy, Social Philosophy, Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods, Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice, International Economics