by Nelly Nyagah | Oct 17, 2019 | Reports
Disrupting Poverty: applying a Decent Standard of Living measure towards a coherent policy design Download the invitation to the Fourth Decent Standard of Living Colloquium – 31ST Oct 2019 Supported by Friedrich Ebert Stiftung RELATED CONTENT...
by Admin | Jul 2, 2019 | Reports
‘Ubomi obungahlelelekanga’ – ‘A life without struggle’ This report presents the findings of a ground-breaking study which has developed a socially-derived definition of a Decent Standard of Living (DSL) that is expressed in monetary terms, and a Decent Standard...
by Admin | Jul 2, 2019 | Reports
There is a crucial link that exists between the right to a decent standard of life and the right to dignity. The right to dignity is an inalienable right guaranteed in Section 10 of the South African Constitution. The infographics provide a snapshot of the research on...
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 | 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...
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