by Admin | Jul 2, 2019 | Reports
The discussion regarding a decent standard of living in South Africa received renewed impetus with the ratification in 2015 by the South African government of the UN International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, which former President Nelson Mandela...
by Admin | Jul 2, 2019 | Articles, colloquiums
Colloquium on a Decent Standard of Living #QualityofLife | 26-27 September 2017 | Parktonian Hotel, Braamfontein INTRODUCTION In 2016, the Studies in Poverty and Inequality Institute (SPII) held a conference: Towards a Decent Standard of Living on the 10th of...
by Admin | Jul 2, 2019 | Reports
What exactly do people need in order to have an acceptable standard of living? The DSL project partners took part in a pilot study to test the applicability of the “Minimum Income Standard” (MIS) approach to estimate the income required for a decent standard of living...
by Admin | Jul 2, 2019 | Reports
DSL project partners co-hosted seminars to consider the necessary components for constructing a ‘Decent Living Level’ (DLL). This report attempts to relate incomes in South Africa to a measure of a decent living level. The work on which this report draws...
by Admin | Jul 2, 2019 | Reports
On 22 November 2013, Studies in Poverty and Inequality Institute (SPII), the Labour Research Service (LRS) and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) held a second seminar as part of the project “Constructing of a Basket of Basic Goods and Services in a Democratic South...
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