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DECENT LIVING [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Humanities and Social Sciences (General)
- Cost of Living
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- decent living
1, record 1, English, decent%20living
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sciences humaines (Généralités)
- Coût de la vie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- existence convenable
1, record 1, French, existence%20convenable
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Le fait de vivre avec des revenus permettant de s'accorder le nécessaire, sans luxe : se loger (un logement chauffé et éclairé), se vêtir, se nourrir (trois repas par jour), et pourvoir à ses besoins d'hygiène et de santé sans devoir recourir à de l'aide extérieure. 2, record 1, French, - existence%20convenable
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le seuil d'une existence convenable ou un niveau de vie jugé convenable fluctue avec la hausse du coût de la vie. 2, record 1, French, - existence%20convenable
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ciencias humanas (Generalidades)
- Costo de vida
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- vida digna
1, record 1, Spanish, vida%20digna
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- existencia digna 2, record 1, Spanish, existencia%20digna
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[…] para la humanidad no existe derecho que esté por encima de los llamados derechos humanos; los derechos humanos son aquellos derechos que se obtienen al nacer y que se mantienen durante toda la vida. Definimos a éstos, sólo en sentido económico, como el derecho a una vida digna; una vida que tenga asegurada su alimentación, su salud, su educación, su esparcimiento, su vivienda, su libertad, su independencia, su dignidad [...] alcanzables a través de un ingreso mínimo de magnitud suficiente [...] 1, record 1, Spanish, - vida%20digna
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