Poverty reduction remains one of the main challenges for Latin America at the end of the 20th century. Most of the countries in the region are classified as middle income by international standards, and yet they register poverty rates well above what would be expected given their GDP per capita....

Este artículo presenta la primera serie histórica de pobreza y desigualdad en México para el periodo 1950-2004. Observa que la pobreza se reduce de manera continua e importante entre 1950 y 1984, permanece a niveles casi constantes entre 1984 y 1994 y tiene un abrupto incremento en 1996....