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, acces...

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Main Authors:	Walton, Michael, Lopez-Acevedo, Gladys
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10342

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spelling	okr-10986-103422021-04-23T14:02:50Z Poverty in Mexico : An Assessment of Conditions, Trends and Government Strategy Walton, Michael Lopez-Acevedo, Gladys 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 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. 2012-08-13T11:12:52Z 2012-08-13T11:12:52Z 2005-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/01/5744736/poverty-mexico-assessment-conditions-trends-government-strategy http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10342 English en breve; No. 61 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Mexico
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topic	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
spellingShingle	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 Walton, Michael Lopez-Acevedo, Gladys Poverty in Mexico : An Assessment of Conditions, Trends and Government Strategy
geographic_facet	Latin America & Caribbean Mexico
relation	en breve; No. 61
description	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.
format	Publications & Research :: Brief
author	Walton, Michael Lopez-Acevedo, Gladys
author_facet	Walton, Michael Lopez-Acevedo, Gladys
author_sort	Walton, Michael
title	Poverty in Mexico : An Assessment of Conditions, Trends and Government Strategy
title_short	Poverty in Mexico : An Assessment of Conditions, Trends and Government Strategy
title_full	Poverty in Mexico : An Assessment of Conditions, Trends and Government Strategy
title_fullStr	Poverty in Mexico : An Assessment of Conditions, Trends and Government Strategy
title_full_unstemmed	Poverty in Mexico : An Assessment of Conditions, Trends and Government Strategy
title_sort	poverty in mexico : an assessment of conditions, trends and government strategy
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/01/5744736/poverty-mexico-assessment-conditions-trends-government-strategy http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10342
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Poverty in Mexico : An Assessment of Conditions, Trends and Government Strategy

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