Minimum Income Standards and Reference Budgets: International and Comparative Policy Perspectives

doi:10.46692/9781447352976

Research into minimum income standards and reference budgets around the world is compared in this illuminating collection from leading academics in the field. From countries with long established research traditions to places where it is relatively new, contributors set out the different aims and objectives of investigations into the minimum needs and requirements of populations, and the historical contexts, theoretical frameworks and methodological issues that lie behind each approach. For policymakers, practitioners and social policy and poverty academics, this essential review of learnings to date and future prospects for research is all the more relevant in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, testing health and social protection systems around the globe.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Contents
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List of Tables and Figures
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Notes on Contributors
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Acknowledgements
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Preface from the Series Editors
pp xx-xxi
- By Heejung Chung, Alexandra Kaasch, Stefan Kühner
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Foreword
pp xxii-xxiv
- By John Veit-Wilson
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Part I - Introduction
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1 - An Introduction to Minimum Income Standards and Reference Budgets: International and Comparative Policy Perspectives
pp 3-24
- By Christopher Deeming
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Part II - Case Studies
pp 25-26
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2 - From Normative Budget Standards to Consensual Minimum Income Standards in the UK
pp 27-38
- By Jonathan Bradshaw
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3 - Minimum Essential Standards of Living Research in Ireland
pp 39-54
- By Bernadette Mac Mahon, Robert Thornton
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4 - The French Experience of Reference Budgets
pp 55-66
- By Pierre Concialdi
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5 - Minimum Income Research in Japan: Its Development and Political Implications
pp 67-82
- By Aya K. Abe
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6 - Measuring Needs and Setting Standards in Singapore
pp 83-96
- By Kok-Hoe Ng, Yu-Wei Neo, Youyenn Teo, Ad Maulod, Yi-Ting Ting
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7 - A South African Pilot of the Minimum Income Standards Approach
pp 97-108
- By Gemma Wright, Matt Padley, Wanga Zembe-Mkabile
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8 - Reference Budgets as Tools for Everyday Life, Evaluation and Policy Making in Finland
pp 109-122
- By Anna-Riitta Lehtinen, Kristiina Aalto
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9 - Belgian Reference Budgets for Social Participation and their use for Policy Purposes
pp 123-138
- By Bérénice Storms
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10 - The Development, Value and Application of Budget Standards: Reflecting on The Australian Experience
pp 139-154
- By Peter Saunders
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11 - Estimating the Cost of Raising a Child in Catalonia Through the Reference Budgets Approach
pp 155-168
- By Irene Cussó-Parcerisas, Elena Carrillo Álvarez, Jordi Riera Romaní
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12 - Measuring Poverty in the Netherlands: the Generalised Reference Budget Approach
pp 169-184
- By J. Cok Vrooman, Benedikt Goderis, Stella Hoff, Bart van Hulst
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13 - The Norwegian Reference Budget
pp 185-196
- By Marthe Hårvik Austgulen, Elling Borgeraas
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14 - Minimum Budgets for Danish Families
pp 197-206
- By Jens Bonke, Anders Eiler Wiese Christensen
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15 - The Swedish Consumer Agency’s Calculations of Reference Values for Some of the Most Common Household Expense Categories
pp 207-224
- By Malin Lindquist Skogar, Ingrid Eriksson
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Part III: - Cross-National and Comparative Perspectives
pp 225-226
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16 - The Slovenian Experience with Three Methods for Defining the Minimum Income
pp 227-240
- By Nada Stropnik
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17 - Applying the Minimum Income Standard in Diverse National Contexts
pp 241-254
- By Matt Padley, Abigail Davis
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18 - The Steep and Winding Road to Comparable Reference Budgets in Europe
pp 255-270
- By Tim Goedemé
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19 - Adequate Income in Portugal: a Comparison of Two Estimation Methods
pp 271-288
- By José A. Pereirinha, Elvira Pereira, Francisco Branco, Dália Costa, Maria Inês Amaro
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Part IV - Policy and Practice
pp 289-290
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