Mexico - Improving Productivity for the Urban Poor

This report is part of an ongoing dialogue between the World Bank and Secretaria de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL) on poverty reduction. It builds on the findings and messages of the World Bank poverty programmatic reports, which included a poverty assessment, detailed follow-up analysis of urban and rural poverty, social protection, and poverty and decentralization. This report responds to a request from the SEDESOL for support in refining its programmatic approach to poverty reduction via further analysis and more detailed recommendations and guidance regarding the next generation of poverty reduction/social development programs. This report is the first of three technical pieces agreed with SEDESOL as part of the work program on increasing the productivity of the poor. The two remaining pieces are: a) reviewing international evidence and experience on selected policies and programs; and b) developing the implication for social development/poverty reduction policies and programs in Mexico. This report begins with a short summary of main findings. Chapter one analyzes recent trends in urban poverty, with emphasis in the recovery in poverty levels after the mid-1990s peso crisis. Chapter two discusses the characteristics of the urban poor and their labor market performance. Chapter three reviews the legal and regulatory environment and its affects on labor market performance. Chapters four to six provide assessments of selected interventions to improve the income and job opportunities of the poor, and offers suggestions that could better their results. The last chapter concludes and discusses areas of future work.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2009-04-01
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CREDIT, ACCOUNTING, ACTIVE LABOR, ACTIVE LABOR MARKET, ACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS, ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, AGRICULTURAL GROWTH, BENEFICIARY, BIG CITIES, CALCULATIONS, CAPITAL GOODS, CASH TRANSFER, CHILD LABOR, CLASSROOM TRAINING, COLLEGE EDUCATION, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, CREDIT PROGRAMS, CREDIT PROVISION, CREDIT REPORT, CURRENT PROGRAMS, DEPENDENCY RATIOS, DISADVANTAGED POSITION, DISMISSAL, DRUG USE, EARNING, EARNINGS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT, ECONOMIC RECESSION, EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT, EDUCATIONAL LEVELS, EMPLOYEE, EMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYMENT CREATION, EMPLOYMENT GROWTH, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, EMPLOYMENT RATES, EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, ENTREPRENEURIAL ABILITY, ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY, EXTREME POVERTY, FAMILY MEMBER, FEMALE LABOR, FEMALE LABOR FORCE, FEMALE PARTICIPATION, FINANCIAL INSTITUTION, FIRING COST, FIRING COSTS, FIRM GROWTH, FIRM PERFORMANCE, FIRM SIZE, FIRM STRUCTURE, FORMAL COURSES, FORMAL EDUCATION, FORMAL LABOR MARKET, FUTURE INCOMES, GOVERNMENT POLICIES, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, HIGH WAGE, HOUSEHOLD HEAD, HOUSEHOLD HEADS, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN CAPITAL ENDOWMENTS, HUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENT, IMPACT ON POVERTY, INCOME GENERATION PROGRAMS, INCOME SOURCES, INCOMES, INEQUALITY, INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT, INFORMAL SECTOR, INFORMAL SECTOR WORKERS, INTEREST RATE, INTEREST RATES, INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION, INVESTING, JOB SECURITY, JOB TRAINING, JOBS, KIDS, LABOR COSTS, LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION, LABOR LEGISLATION, LABOR MARKET, LABOR MARKET CHARACTERISTICS, LABOR MARKET INSTITUTIONS, LABOR MARKET INTERMEDIATION, LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES, LABOR MARKET PERFORMANCE, LABOR MARKET POLICY, LABOR MARKET RIGIDITY, LABOR MARKETS, LABOR PRODUCTIVITY, LABOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH, LABOR PROGRAMS, LABOR REGULATIONS, LABOR SUPPLY, LARGE ENTERPRISES, LESS FORMAL EDUCATION, LOAN, LOW URBAN POVERTY, MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS, MACROECONOMIC STABILITY, MALNUTRITION, MASS LAYOFFS, MIGRANTS, MINIMUM PENSION, MINIMUM WAGE, MINIMUM WAGES, MONETARY INCENTIVES, MONTHLY PAYMENT, NEW JOBS, NON-WAGE COSTS, NUMBER OF PEOPLE, NUTRITION, NUTRITIONAL STATUS, OCCUPATIONS, OLD AGE, ON-THE-JOB TRAINING, POOR, POOR FAMILIES, POOR HOUSEHOLD, POOR HOUSEHOLDS, POOR INDIVIDUALS, POOR PEOPLE, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, POVERTY ASSESSMENT, POVERTY INCIDENCE, POVERTY LEVEL, POVERTY LEVELS, POVERTY LINE, POVERTY LINES, POVERTY MEASURES, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMS, POVERTY STATUS, PRIMARY SCHOOL, PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS, PRIVATE TRAINING, PROBABILITY, PRODUCTIVE WORK, PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH, PROGRAM ADMINISTRATORS, PROGRAM BENEFICIARIES, PROGRAM DESIGN, QUALITY OF EDUCATION, QUESTIONNAIRE, REAL WAGES, REMITTANCES, RESPECT, RETIREMENT, RETIREMENT AGE, RURAL, RURAL ACTIVITIES, RURAL AREAS, RURAL COMMUNITIES, RURAL POVERTY, SALARIED EMPLOYMENT, SALARIED WORKER, SALARIED WORKERS, SALARY, SAVINGS, SAVINGS ACCOUNT, SCHOLARSHIP, SCHOLARSHIPS, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, SCHOOL QUALITY, SECONDARY SCHOOL, SELF-EMPLOYMENT, SENIORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SEVERANCE PAYMENT, SHORT-TERM GOALS, SKILLED LABOR, SKILLED WORKERS, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE, SOCIAL CAPITAL, SOCIAL INSURANCE, SOCIAL POLICY, SOCIAL PROGRAMS, SOCIAL PROTECTION, SOCIAL PROTECTIONS, SOCIAL SECURITY, SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS, SOCIAL SERVICES, SOURCES OF INCOME, STOCKS, TARGETING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL SKILLS, TOTAL COSTS, TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY, TRAINING COURSE, TRAINING COURSES, TRAINING FIRMS, TRAINING MODALITIES, TRAINING PERIOD, TRAINING PROGRAMS, TRAINING PROVIDERS, TRAINING SYSTEM, TRANSFER AMOUNTS, TRANSPORTATION, UNEMPLOYED, UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, URBAN AREAS, URBAN POPULATION, WORKER, WORKING AGE, WORKING AGE POPULATION, WORKING MOTHERS, YOUNG PEOPLE, YOUNG WOMEN, YOUNGER WORKERS,
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