posted on 2015-03-13, 13:54authored byDonald Hirsch, Kim Perren, Viet-Hai Phung
This paper:
Explores how trends in price rises will affect the ability of UK households to afford an acceptable standard of living in the future;
reviews how global factors have affected the prices of goods and services; and
outlines what policies are needed to ensure that households can afford a minimum acceptable standard of living.
Funding
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
History
School
Social Sciences
Department
Communication, Media, Social and Policy Studies
Research Unit
Centre for Research in Social Policy (CRSP)
Citation
HIRSCH, D., PERREN, K. and PHUNG, V-H., 2011. Globalisation and influences on the cost of a minimum living standard in the UK. York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation, 46pp.
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Publication date
2011
Notes
This is an official report. It is also available from: http://www.jrf.org.uk/publications