Poverty in Mexico : An Assessment of Conditions, Trends and Government Strategy

In 2002, half of Mexico's population lived in poverty and one fifth in extreme poverty, slightly lower than before the 1994-1995 crisis. Mexico has made major progress in some poverty dimensions -health, nutrition and education outcomes, access to basic health and education services, electricity, water and (to a lesser extent) sanitation. Large increases in government spending enabled key social programs to expand. Programs also became more pro-poor, with new demand-side measures using cash transfers as incentives for poor households to send their children to school and attend health clinics.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Walton, Michael, Lopez-Acevedo, Gladys
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2005-01
Subjects:	ASSESSING POVERTY, AVERAGE INCOMES, CASH TRANSFERS, CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK, DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT, EXCHANGE RATE, EXCLUDED GROUPS, EXTREME POVERTY, GINI COEFFICIENT, GROWTH PROCESS, HEALTH INSURANCE, HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, INCOME, INCOME GROUPS, INCOME GROWTH, INCOME INEQUALITY, INCOME POVERTY, INDIGENOUS GROUPS, INEQUALITY, INFORMAL SECTOR, INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE PROVISION, INTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINES, LABOR MARKET, LAND REFORM, LATIN AMERICAN, LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT, NUTRITION, OLD AGE, POLICY REFORMS, POOR CHILDREN, POOR GROWTH, POOR HOUSEHOLDS, POVERTY CHANGES, POVERTY LEVELS, POVERTY LINE, POVERTY OUTCOMES, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY, PRO-POOR, PROGRAM DESIGNS, PUBLIC ACTION, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC SERVICES, PUBLIC SPENDING, PUBLIC WORKS, RAPID GROWTH, REAL TERMS, REDUCING POVERTY, RISK MANAGEMENT, RURAL AREAS, SERVICE DELIVERY, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SERVICE PROVISION, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL EXCLUSION, SOCIAL INCLUSION, SOCIAL POLICY, SOCIAL PROGRAMS, SOCIAL PROTECTION, SOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS, SOCIAL SECURITY, SOCIAL SERVICES, SOCIAL SPENDING, TARGETED TRANSFER PROGRAMS, TARGETING, TAX REFORM, TERTIARY EDUCATION, UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, URBAN AREAS, URBAN POOR, URBAN WORKERS, VULNERABLE GROUPS, WAGE DIFFERENTIALS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/01/5744736/poverty-mexico-assessment-conditions-trends-government-strategy https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10342
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