▁the ▁concrete ▁means ▁of ▁ver ifying ▁the ▁whole ▁so cio e conom ic ▁system ▁and , ▁in ▁any ▁case , ▁of ▁checking ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁function ing ▁just ly ." ▁ ▁Contempor ary ▁thought ▁▁ ▁D ifferent ▁ideas ▁on ▁a ▁living ▁w age ▁have ▁been ▁advanced ▁by ▁modern ▁campaign s ▁that ▁have ▁pushed ▁for ▁local ities ▁to ▁adopt ▁them . ▁Supp or ters ▁of ▁a ▁living ▁w age ▁have ▁argued ▁that ▁a ▁w age ▁is ▁more ▁than ▁just ▁compens ation ▁for ▁labour . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁se cur ing ▁a ▁living ▁and ▁it ▁leads ▁to ▁public ▁policies ▁that ▁address ▁both ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁the ▁w age ▁and ▁its ▁dec ency . ▁Contempor ary ▁research ▁by ▁Andrea ▁Werner ▁and ▁M ing ▁Lim ▁has ▁analyz ed ▁the ▁works ▁of ▁John ▁Ryan , ▁Jer old ▁W alt man ▁and ▁Donald ▁St abile ▁for ▁their ▁philosoph ical ▁and ▁eth ical ▁ins ights ▁on ▁a ▁living ▁w age . ▁ ▁John ▁Ryan ▁arg ues ▁for ▁a ▁living ▁w age ▁from ▁a ▁rights ▁perspective . ▁ ▁He ▁cons iders ▁a ▁living ▁w age ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁right ▁that ▁all ▁labour ers ▁are ▁entitled ▁to ▁from ▁the ▁' common ▁b ount y ▁of ▁nature '. ▁ ▁He ▁arg ues ▁that ▁private ▁ownership ▁of ▁resources ▁pre cludes ▁access ▁to ▁them ▁by ▁others ▁who ▁would ▁need ▁them ▁to ▁maintain ▁themselves . ▁ ▁As ▁such , ▁the ▁oblig ation ▁to ▁ful fill ▁the ▁right ▁of ▁a ▁living ▁w age ▁rest s ▁on ▁the ▁own ers ▁and ▁employ ers ▁of ▁private