The relationship between poverty and natural resources is complex and the empirical evidence to date, mostly from … studies of forest activities and poverty, is inconclusive. The main purpose of this paper is to empirically identify the … do so we use data from the Mexico National Rural Household Survey (ENHRUM). Our results show that in rural Mexico natural …

. This paper is based on the poverty assessment for Mexico completed by the World Bank. It evaluates the impact of government …The strategy of the Zedillo Administration for the reduction of poverty relied on both broad-based social expenditures … and targeted poverty programs. Broad-based social expenditures are devoted to the areas of social security and healthcare …

While there are different estimates of poverty in Mexico, there is general agreement that poverty is widespread, and … policies have been implemented in Mexico, as elsewhere, to reduce poverty and improve the well-being of the population. This … relate to poverty in Mexico. …

While Mexico's southern states differ substantially in terms of their migration profile, many of the issues confronted … can be expected in the future?; (b) To what extent does migration increase per capita income and thereby reduce poverty …?; (c) What are the determinants of migration?; (d) What is the impact of remittances on poverty, inequality, and …

Unlike Mexico as a whole, the south (that is, the states of Chiapas, Guerrero, and Oaxaca) may well not reach many of … provide a brief diagnostic regarding how much progress has already been achieved toward reaching the MDGs in Mexico as a whole … and in the south, and in some cases (for example, for poverty) we estimate how much additional progress is likely to be …

Oaxaca? How much progress was achieved in the 1990s toward reducing poverty in these states? Why are households in these … states so poor? Specifically, does their poverty result from a lack of assets or from low returns to existing assets? Finally …

We evaluate the impact of the rise in food prices during 2006-2008 on the poverty and extreme poverty rates in Mexico … prices of food products. We find a modest increase in poverty using 2006-2007 prices, however, there is a daunting effect on … in 2008, such as reduced taxes and tariffs on food products and greater subsidies to the extremely poor, the poverty rate …

poverty Mexico. This is relevant when considering that, unlike in rural areas, labour often represents the only source of …-allocation of labour resources with important implications for productivity, income, and poverty status. However, credit … accessibility could also have wider impacts on poverty if it leads to new hires outside the household. This paper contributes to the …

This paper provides an overview of the political and economic context under which Mexico’s Progresa-Oportunidades was … poverty, linking income transfers with simultaneous interventions in health, education and nutrition. Second, the programme …

This study estimates the impact of income remittances on poverty rates by estimating household income under the counter … migration intensity. Findings indicate that the ability of remittances to reduce poverty levels varies between groups, and … across differing poverty thresholds. I find that remittances generally tend to reduce poverty in recipient communities …