Chapter 1
Outlook of the Mexican Economy, Poverty, and Vulnerability
1.1 Introduction
1.2 General Concepts of Poverty and Vulnerability
1.3. Economic and Poverty Outlook of Mexico
1.3.1. Latin American Overview
1.3.2. Economic and Poverty Outlook of Mexico
1.3.3 Poverty in Mexico
1.4 Mexican CCT program: PROGRESA-Oportunidades
1.5 Organization of the Book
References
Chapter 2
Determinants of the Recent Poverty Increase and Household Vulnerability in Rural Mexico
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Observations of Rural Poverty and Vulnerability in the Poorest Regions from the Sample Survey 2.2.1 Data
2.2.2 Observations of Rural Poverty
2.2.3 Vulnerability of Rural Households
2.3 Empirical Analysis
2.3.1 Model
2.3.2 Regression analysis and results
2.3.2.2 Results: Impoverished Household Model
2.3.2.2 Improved Household Model 2.3.2.3 Summary: Determinants of Household Vulnerability to Poverty
2.3.3 De-agriculturalization and Vulnerability of Rural Households
2.4 Conclusion
Appendix 2.A
Appendix 2.B
Appendix 2.C
References
Chapter 3
Impacts of CCT and Rising Food Prices on Rural Household Consumption 3.1 Introduction
3.2 The ENCEL Data
3.3 Literature Review: Impacts of CCT on Poverty in Mexico
3.4 Impacts of Food Price Increases on Rural Poverty and the Effects of CCT
3.4.1 Food Price Increases: 2003-2007
3.4.1.1 General Trend
3.4.2 Impacts of Food Price Increases on Rural Poverty 3.4.3 Mitigating Effects of the CCT
3.5 Empirical Analysis
3.5.1 Methods
3.5.2 Results &nb
About the Author:
Naoko Uchiyama is a senior assistant professor at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. She earned her Ph.D. from Kobe University in 2014.
