Essays about: "effects of poverty in Mexico"
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1. “El que no tranza, no avanza”- A sociolegal study of the interrelations between the colonial history of Mexico and the persistence of organized crime and corruption
University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionenAbstract : This research dealt with the investigation of the potential effects of the colonial history on contemporary Mexican society and the inherent relations between this historical period and the persistent existence of organized crime and corruption. The investigation was carried out by taking an approach of grounded theory and, subsequently, electively applying the theories of postcolonialism, advanced marginality and legal alienation with the aim of presenting a comprehensive thematic analysis of the qualitative research data gathered through expert interviews and complementary quantitative data retrieved from selected preceding research on the social phenomena in question. READ MORE
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2. Social Change of an Indigenous Community: A case study of the community-based cooperative "Millennial Women" in Oaxaca, Mexico
University essay from Lunds universitet/SociologiAbstract : Mexico has a large share of indigenous people that are living in disproportionally high poverty levels. As a result, rural communities are facing deprivation of indigenous peoples in search of work in urban areas. READ MORE
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3. On the Evolution of the Determinants of Household Poverty in Mexico: a Logistic Regression Analysis
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : Mexico, the second largest economy in Latin America, has almost eradicated extreme poverty according to the Millennium Development Goals; however, official statistics show that by national standards poverty levels are still quite high, reaching up to half its population. This paper looks into how the determinants of poverty in Mexico have evolved after the last major economic crisis the country experienced in the mid-90s. READ MORE
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4. The Effects of Conditional Cash Transfers on Work Incentives of the Mexican Rural Population: Does Oportunidades Create Income Dependency?
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : The Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) program “Oportunidades” has proven to be effective in improving access to education and health services for the poor in Mexico; however, the studies of the program’s impact on the work incentives of its rural indigenous participants are practically inexistent. For this reason, by applying a propensity score matching methodology, this research analyses the impact of Oportunidades on the labor supply of the indigenous and non-indigenous living in rural areas. READ MORE
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5. Conditional Cash Transfers - An analysis of the OPORTUNIDADES program's effect on nutrition, health and schooling.
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : This paper seeks to describe the intergenerational poverty-pattern and the impacts of a Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT-) program on human capital. It seeks to analyse the effects of the Oportunidades-program on health, nutrition and school attendance in Mexican rural areas. READ MORE
