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A dignified standard of living in Mexico: results of a pilot study of the Minimum Income Standard approach
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posted on 2017-11-02, 13:30 authored by Laura ValadezLaura Valadez, Matt PadleyMatt Padley, Maria Fernanda Torres-PenagosThis 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.
Funding
The pilot study of the Minimum Income Standard in Mexico was part of a larger project which also included South Africa and was funded by the Higher Education Innovation Fund through Loughborough University in the UK, with collaboration of Tecnologico de Monterrey in Mexico.
History
Published in
Social Indicators ResearchVolume
140Pages
695 - 714Citation
VALADEZ, L., PADLEY, M. and TORRES-PENAGOS, M.F., 2018. A dignified standard of living in Mexico: results of a pilot study of the Minimum Income Standard approach. Social Indicators Research, 140(2), pp. 695–714.Publisher
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2017-10-21Publication date
2017-10-31Notes
This is an Open Access Article. It is published by Springer under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported Licence (CC BY). Full details of this licence are available at: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ISSN
0303-8300Publisher version
Language
- en