The authors distinguish two kinds of pre-distribution: the weak and the strong. The weak has been applied in several countries around the world, through minimum wages, labor protection legislation or labor force training programs. The strong is equated to the unconditional basic income, which the authors argue having a much deeper beneficial effect on social justice and wealth distribution.

 

Language: Portuguese

André Barata and Roberto Merrill, “Pré-distribuição: uma nova agenda política para a esquerda [Pre-distribution: a new political agenda for the Left]“, Le Monde diplomatique (portuguese edition), November 6 2014