A Dignified Standard of Living in Mexico: Results of a Pilot Study of the Minimum Income Standard Approach

Laura Valadez-Martínez (), Matt Padley () and María Fernanda Torres Penagos ()
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Laura Valadez-Martínez: Loughborough University
Matt Padley: Loughborough University
María Fernanda Torres Penagos: Escuela de Gobierno, ITESM. ITESM. Eugenio Garza Lagüera y Rufino Tamayo

Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2018, vol. 140, issue 2, No 11, 695-714

Abstract: Abstract This paper explores the ways in which consensually-defined, socially-constructed living standards could be helpful in providing new ways of understanding living standards in Mexico. A pilot study formulating a “Minimum Income Standard”, carried out in the country in 2016, asked members of Mexican society what they consider to be necessary to achieve a dignified standard of living in urban Mexico today. Participants discussed the meaning of a dignified standard of living and translated such definition into concrete items in a hypothetical living room and in leisure time. Our study reveals that social participation, security, and employment are seen as important elements to live a dignified standard of living, which permeate the rationale for identifying the goods and services seen as needed to achieve a dignified living standard. The definition of a dignified standard of living could usefully inform and contribute to the ongoing debate on wage adequacy in the country.

Keywords: Living standards; Consensual budgets; Mexico; Latin America (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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