Paul Katz and Leandro Ferreira
What a Solidarity Economy Looks Like
Boston Review, 2020
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The product of decades-long reforms, Brazil’s Maricá is a showcase for economic self-sufficiency.
Recommendation
The city of Maricá in Brazil showcases the benefits of socioeconomic engineering through its provision of a universal basic income, underpinned by its establishment and oversight of a sovereign wealth fund. As activists Paul Katz and Leandro Ferreira explain in this illuminating look at the Brazilian town, these measures will benefit Maricá’s inhabitants as they deal with COVID-19. The city’s success could serve as an exemplar for governments struggling to mitigate the economic fallout from the virus.
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About the Authors
Paul Katz directs the Jain Family Institute’s efforts in Brazil. Leandro Ferreira manages Brazil’s Basic Income Network.
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