This document summarizes the findings of three reports: Urban Poverty in Mexico, Mexico: a Study of Rural Poverty, and … Mexico: an Overview of Social Protection, and, focuses on 1) the generation of income opportunities for the urban and rural … secondary education. Since its inception in the 1940s, Mexico's social protection system has not been well-suited to respond to …

Half of the moderately poor, and one third of the extremely poor now live in urban areas in Mexico. While cities offer … relies on a recent survey conducted by Mexico, to look in more depth at life in Mexico's poor urban barrios (neighborhoods …). Section two of the report discusses some of the key challenges facing the urban poor, namely how to integrate labor markets …

This report provides a strategic overview of Mexico's federal social protection system, comprised of both social … groups, and identifies options for stepping up that performance. In doing so it responds to an increasing consensus in Mexico … ongoing discussion and debate in Mexico, and as a platform for further technical work on the specifics of reform. The report …

This study is part of the second phase of a long-term programmatic work on poverty in Mexico, in three phases being … carried out by the Bank at the request of the Government of Mexico. Reasons for a study on rural poverty, are because the size … and intensity of the phenomenon, poverty, and inequality in rural Mexico are a matter of concern not only from the well …

"The authors investigate the impact of international migration on child health outcomes in rural Mexico using a … migration may affect health outcomes and find evidence that migration raises health knowledge in addition to the direct effect … on wealth. However they also find that preventative health care, such as breastfeeding and vaccinations, is less likely …