Politics of poverty in Mexico
In all but the most authoritarian political systems, economic performance is feedback that measures government performance and that affects how well a government can function.A new report suggests that the economy might be a major issue in the upcoming Mexican presidential election. Revolution is still an important political symbol.
Poverty grew in Mexico to nearly half the population, study finds
The number of Mexicans living in poverty grew to 52 million in 2010, up by more than 3 million people from two years earlier, the report says. That means 46.2% of the population lives in poverty.
Within that group, 11.7 million people live in extreme poverty, a figure that held steady over the same period.
The report was produced by the National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy, an autonomous but federally financed agency, and represents the state's most comprehensive study of poverty to date.
The government, which has sought to portray the country's economic standing in an especially optimistic light, blamed the poverty numbers on the global financial crisis that sent Mexico into recession in 2009 and the worldwide hike in food prices…
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