Decent Living Standards: Material Prerequisites for Human Wellbeing

Narasimha D. Rao () and Jihoon Min ()
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Narasimha D. Rao: International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
Jihoon Min: International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)

Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2018, vol. 138, issue 1, No 11, 225-244

Abstract: Abstract We define a set of universal, irreducible and essential set of material conditions for achieving basic human wellbeing, along with indicators and quantitative thresholds, which can be operationalized for societies based on local customs and preferences. We draw support for this decent living standard (DLS) from different accounts of basic justice, including the capability approach and basic needs. The DLS goes beyond existing multidimensional poverty indicators by comprehensively addressing living conditions and the means of social participation. The DLS offers a normative basis to develop minimum wage and reference budgets, and to assess the environmental impacts, such as climate change, of eradicating poverty.

Keywords: Decent living; Multidimensional Poverty; Human wellbeing; Human development; Reference budget; Fair wage (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/s11205-017-1650-0

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