{"title":"Minimum income research in Japan:","authors":"Aya K. Abe","doi":"10.2307/j.ctv125jsbv.12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv125jsbv.12","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":156584,"journal":{"name":"Minimum Income Standards and Reference Budgets","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116147437","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Norwegian reference budget","authors":"M. Austgulen, Elling Borgeraas","doi":"10.2307/j.ctv125jsbv.20","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv125jsbv.20","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter discusses the expert-led and methodological approach to Norwegian reference budgets. It describes how experts deliberate across various consumption areas in order to identify the items to be included in the “acceptable” budget for Norway. It analyzes the experts' definition of quantity, quality, assumed durability, and the price of household goods and services. The chapter points out how a reference budget is constructed in a more generic form, resembling more of an individual household budget that can then be adjusted for different household types and economies of scale. It notes the conceptual confusions that caused some organisations to refer to the reference budgets as “minimum” budgets rather than budgets reflecting an “acceptable” living standard.","PeriodicalId":156584,"journal":{"name":"Minimum Income Standards and Reference Budgets","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114370540","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Minimum Income Standards in the Basic Income debate","authors":"M. Torry","doi":"10.2307/j.ctv125jsbv.29","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv125jsbv.29","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter explores the concept or idea of “basic income” in relation to the growing work on reference budget standards, particularly in relation to the Minimum Income Standards (MIS) findings in the UK context. It confirms whether basic incomes should be paid to every individual at MIS levels or whether a Universal Basic Income (UBI) scheme as a whole should raise family incomes to the levels of the MIS. It also investigates what approach is both feasible and affordable to bring families and households closer to the MIS. The chapter marks new territory in the UBI debate, taking some of the first steps to join up important debates and explore issues surrounding UBI, MIS and reference budgets, both in theory and in practice. It discusses the feasibility of paying basic incomes at levels defined by the published MIS reports.","PeriodicalId":156584,"journal":{"name":"Minimum Income Standards and Reference Budgets","volume":"125 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124537917","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
K. Ng, Yu-Wei Neo, Youyenn Teo, A. Maulod, Y. Ting
{"title":"Measuring needs and setting standards in Singapore","authors":"K. Ng, Yu-Wei Neo, Youyenn Teo, A. Maulod, Y. Ting","doi":"10.2307/j.ctv125jsbv.13","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv125jsbv.13","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter reports the first “Minimum Income Standards” (MIS) study completed in Singapore, which focused on the needs of older people in order to establish a “basic standard of living in Singapore.” It analyzes the reason behind preferring the term “basic” instead of “minimum” as it avoids biasing the definition towards notions of austerity rather than adequacy. It also discusses the “MIS Singapore” study, which took place in the context of rapid demographic ageing and a social security system lacking transparent benchmarks for adequacy. The chapter mentions MIS Singapore's adaptation of some of UK MIS's approach for Singapore's ethnic diversity and different housing system norms. It clarifies how existing public pension provisions and transfer schemes are inadequate against MIS Singapore.","PeriodicalId":156584,"journal":{"name":"Minimum Income Standards and Reference Budgets","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114946523","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Minimum Income Standards and Reference Budgets: Past, Present, Future?","authors":"C. Deeming","doi":"10.46692/9781447352976.025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46692/9781447352976.025","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter summarizes the enduring relevance and value of reference budget research. It looks into the approach for establishing adequacy benchmarks and minimum income standards that can help guide the development of national, regional and global social policy. It also emphasizes how the overall minimum budget should attempt to support a specified standard of living. The chapter addresses questions on which commodities or items are required to satisfy “needs” and “necessities” and where can these items be purchased and how much are they likely to cost. It reviews methodological approaches that are often combined in various ways in order to define or benchmark income adequacy.","PeriodicalId":156584,"journal":{"name":"Minimum Income Standards and Reference Budgets","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129580934","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The steep and winding road to comparable reference budgets in Europe","authors":"Tim Goedemé","doi":"10.2307/j.ctv125jsbv.25","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv125jsbv.25","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter discusses Tim Goedemé's cross-national research work in order to establish reference budgets for EU member states and facilitate the European Commission's (EC) task of monitoring income adequacy in Europe. It focuses on the “Improving Poverty Reduction in Europe” (ImPRovE) project that worked closely with six country teams based in Antwerp, Athens, Barcelona, Budapest, Helsinki and Milan. It also looks into the development of more comprehensive reference budgets that span all expenditures needs in both food and non-food. The chapter reflects on the key lessons and contributions from the ImPRovE project and discusses some of the issues on establishing a common language and “standardized” approach. It suggests how approaches on reference budgets strengthen EU social protection systems and social indicators and provide new sociological insights into European societies and public attitudes.","PeriodicalId":156584,"journal":{"name":"Minimum Income Standards and Reference Budgets","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133610114","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The French experience of reference budgets","authors":"P. Concialdi","doi":"10.2307/j.ctv125jsbv.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv125jsbv.11","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter focuses on the French experience of reference budgets in establishing an operational definition of “minimum decent income,” which since has been inspired by the Minimum Income Standards (MIS) methodology developed in the UK. It explains the MIS approach that has been applied extensively in the French context and covered six family types. It also examines the most recent “MIS France” results, which confirms that the basic amount of guaranteed minimum incomes in France is far below the reference budgets for all family types, and yet for the time being. The chapter points out how reference budget research has failed to stir political action and public debate in France. It highlights the main results of the study and related research findings that place reference budgets in the French policy debate.","PeriodicalId":156584,"journal":{"name":"Minimum Income Standards and Reference Budgets","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134456571","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Pereirinha, Elvira Pereira, Francisco Branco, D. Costa, M. I. Amaro
{"title":"Adequate income in Portugal: a comparison of two estimation methods","authors":"J. Pereirinha, Elvira Pereira, Francisco Branco, D. Costa, M. I. Amaro","doi":"10.46692/9781447352976.021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46692/9781447352976.021","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter examines the adequate income in Portugal by comparing “Improving Poverty Reduction in Europe” (ImPRovE) and Minimum Income Standards (MIS). It discusses how the MIS approach places great emphasis on the results of the focus group discussions for establishing a consensual income standard for society, while the ImPRovE method puts experts in the driving seat and focus groups are largely confirmatory. It also provides a comparison of MIS and ImPRovE's food budget results. The chapter looks into the cost of the food basket for both a man and a woman, and a couple, that is found to be higher when using the ImPRovE methodology compared to MIS approach. It covers findings that highlight some of the main differences of MIS and ImPRovE in terms of food basket composition or quantities of different groups of food.","PeriodicalId":156584,"journal":{"name":"Minimum Income Standards and Reference Budgets","volume":"83 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125715263","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A South African pilot of the Minimum Income Standards approach","authors":"Gemma Wright, M. Padley, W. Zembe-Mkabile","doi":"10.2307/j.ctv125jsbv.14","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv125jsbv.14","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter reports the pilot work with the “Minimum Income Standards” (MIS) methodology in South Africa. It talks about the studies in South Africa that present some challenges relating to cultural factors, such as the different connotations of the term “minimum” and “decent standard of living.” It also describes the difficulties of bringing together people with different backgrounds, ethnicities, and languages for reference budget research in the “Rainbow Nation.” The chapter also emphasizes other ethical challenges involved in the study, such as bringing together very wealthy people and very poor people to discuss minimum standards in a highly unequal country context. It reviews important lessons taken from forward budget research in diverse settings where there are often major challenges to overcome.","PeriodicalId":156584,"journal":{"name":"Minimum Income Standards and Reference Budgets","volume":"91 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126181967","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"From normative budget standards to consensual minimum income standards in the UK","authors":"J. Bradshaw","doi":"10.2307/j.ctv125jsbv.9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv125jsbv.9","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter describes the revival of the fading tradition of minimum income standards for healthy living. It talks about the emerging theoretical frameworks of “basic needs” and “capabilities.” It also draws attention to the growing knowledge about health determinants and international human rights instruments, which helps guide the development of minimum income standards in a more systematic fashion. The chapter reflects on Jonathan Bradshaw's longstanding research career, in which he pioneered budget standards research in the UK, such as promoting the Family Budget Unit and developing the Low Cost but Acceptable and Modest but Adequate standards. It also describes the development of the Minimum Income Standards approach and its subsequent applications in the UK.","PeriodicalId":156584,"journal":{"name":"Minimum Income Standards and Reference Budgets","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126767154","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}