The main objective of this paper is to study rural poverty in Mexico using a fuzzy set approach. Results show that almost 25% of the rural households in Mexico are in a state of structural poverty. We also show the gap that prevails between the north and the south as well as the differences, in...

This paper examines the effects of household- and village-level characteristics on environmental reliance and participation in resource extraction decisions. Unlike previous analyses that used case studies or regional samples, I use a nationally representative sample of rural households: rounds...

The migration of labor out of rural areas and the flow of remittances from migrants to rural households is an increasingly important feature of less developed countries. This paper explores ways in which migration influences incomes and productivity of land and human capital in rural households...

"The End of Laissez-taire", cuyo autor es el Profesor Joh'Il Maynard Keynes, de la Universidad de Cambridge, autor de varias obras económicas bien conocidas, experto económico de la, Gran Bretaña en la Conferencia de VersailIes, cuyo liberalismo está fuera de toda discusión. Bastaría...