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Analyzing Multidimensional Poverty Estimates in Mexico From an Ethnic Perspective: A Policy Tool for Bridging the Indigenous Gap

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Indigenous people in Mexico are more likely to be disadvantaged and live in poverty than non‐indigenous people. To better understand the forms in which indigenous people in Mexico experience poverty, this article reports, from an ethnic perspective, on the findings of multidimensional poverty estimates. The premise guiding this exercise is that the primary purpose of poverty measurement is to provide a continuous assessment of how to better target poverty. The analysis utilizes Alkire and Foster's (AF) specific multidimensional measurement framework. It also employs the Mexican Official Poverty Measure (MPM). Both methods are applied to 2014 data provided by the Mexican National Household Expenditure Revenue Survey (ENIGH) to explore the extent to which the privation of social rights influences the living conditions of Mexico's indigenous poor to better target poverty alleviation efforts. Results showing higher levels of deprivation in the social rights domain for indigenous people than for non‐indigenous people reveal the need for the Mexican government to articulate social policies that are specifically designed to tackle the social rights deprivations that the indigenous poor endure. 从种族角度分析墨西哥的多维贫困状况:弥补本土差距的政策工具 与非土著人民相比,墨西哥的土著人民最有可能处于不利地位并生活在贫困之中。为了更好地了解墨西哥土著人民遭受贫 穷的形式,本文从种族角度揭示了墨西哥的多维贫困状况。指导这项工作的前提是,衡量贫穷的主要目的是持续评估如何更好地攻克贫困。该分析采用了阿尔基尔和 福斯特(AF)特有的多维测量框架。它还采用了墨西哥官方的贫困测量体系(MPM)。这两种方法都适用于墨西哥国家家庭支出收入调查(ENIGH)提供的 2014年数据,以探讨社会权利的剥夺在多大程度上影响墨西哥土著穷人的生活条件,以便更好地实施减贫计划。结果显示,土著人民在社会权利领域的受剥夺程 度高于非土著人民,这表明墨西哥政府有必要阐明专为解决土著穷人所遭受的社会权利剥夺问题而设计的社会政策。 Análisis de las estimaciones de pobreza multidimensionales en México desde una perspectiva étnica: una herramienta de política para cerrar la brecha indígena Las personas indígenas en México tienen más probabilidades de estar en desventaja y vivir en la pobreza que las personas no indígenas. Para entender mejor las formas en que los indígenas en México experimentan pobreza, este documento informa, desde una perspectiva étnica, sobre los hallazgos de las estimaciones multidimensionales de la pobreza. La premisa que guía este ejercicio es que el propósito principal de la medición de la pobreza es proporcionar una evaluación continua de cómo enfocar mejor la pobreza. El análisis utiliza el marco de medición multidimensional específico de Alkire y Foster (AF). También emplea la Medida Oficial de Pobreza de México (MPM). Ambos métodos se aplican a los datos de 2014 proporcionados por la Encuesta Nacional de Ingresos del Gasto de los Hogares de México (ENIGH) para explorar hasta qué punto la privación de derechos sociales influye en las condiciones de vida de los pobres de México para orientar mejor los esfuerzos de alivio de la pobreza. Los resultados que muestran niveles más altos de privación en el area de los derechos sociales para los indígenas que para los no indígenas revelan la necesidad de que el gobierno mexicano articule políticas sociales diseñadas específicamente para abordar las privaciones de derechos sociales que padecen los indígenas pobres.

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  • Ana P. Canedo, 2018. "Analyzing Multidimensional Poverty Estimates in Mexico From an Ethnic Perspective: A Policy Tool for Bridging the Indigenous Gap," Poverty & Public Policy, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 10(4), pages 543-563, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:povpop:v:10:y:2018:i:4:p:543-563
    DOI: 10.1002/pop4.234
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