Extreme poverty in Mexico: A policy proposal

This paper: One, pulls together the implications of recent research on poverty indices, nutrition, fertility, incentives and related topics for the design of poverty alleviation programs. Two, measures the magnitude and regional composition of extreme poverty. And three, makes a concrete policy prop...

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Bibliographic Details
Author: Levy, Santiago
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:1991
Country:México
Institution:EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO
Repository:Estudios Económicos de El Colegio de México
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.estudioseconomicos.colmex.mx:article/319
Online Access:https://estudioseconomicos.colmex.mx/index.php/economicos/article/view/319
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:poverty
extreme poverty
Mexico
pobreza
pobreza extrema
México
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Summary:This paper: One, pulls together the implications of recent research on poverty indices, nutrition, fertility, incentives and related topics for the design of poverty alleviation programs. Two, measures the magnitude and regional composition of extreme poverty. And three, makes a concrete policy proposal to deal with extreme poverty.