Mexico - Improving Productivity for the Urban Poor

World Bank

dc.creator	World Bank
dc.date	2012-03-19T17:23:12Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T17:23:12Z
dc.date	2009-04-01
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T20:46:05Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T20:46:05Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20090525044500
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3047
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/243387
dc.description	This report is part of an ongoing dialogue between the World Bank and Secretaria de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL) on poverty reduction. It builds on the findings and messages of the World Bank poverty programmatic reports, which included a poverty assessment, detailed follow-up analysis of urban and rural poverty, social protection, and poverty and decentralization. This report responds to a request from the SEDESOL for support in refining its programmatic approach to poverty reduction via further analysis and more detailed recommendations and guidance regarding the next generation of poverty reduction/social development programs. This report is the first of three technical pieces agreed with SEDESOL as part of the work program on increasing the productivity of the poor. The two remaining pieces are: a) reviewing international evidence and experience on selected policies and programs; and b) developing the implication for social development/poverty reduction policies and programs in Mexico. This report begins with a short summary of main findings. Chapter one analyzes recent trends in urban poverty, with emphasis in the recovery in poverty levels after the mid-1990s peso crisis. Chapter two discusses the characteristics of the urban poor and their labor market performance. Chapter three reviews the legal and regulatory environment and its affects on labor market performance. Chapters four to six provide assessments of selected interventions to improve the income and job opportunities of the poor, and offers suggestions that could better their results. The last chapter concludes and discusses areas of future work.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ACCESS TO CREDIT
dc.subject	ACCOUNTING
dc.subject	ACTIVE LABOR
dc.subject	ACTIVE LABOR MARKET
dc.subject	ACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS
dc.subject	ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL GROWTH
dc.subject	BENEFICIARY
dc.subject	BIG CITIES
dc.subject	CALCULATIONS
dc.subject	CAPITAL GOODS
dc.subject	CASH TRANSFER
dc.subject	CHILD LABOR
dc.subject	CLASSROOM TRAINING
dc.subject	COLLEGE EDUCATION
dc.subject	COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
dc.subject	CREDIT PROGRAMS
dc.subject	CREDIT PROVISION
dc.subject	CREDIT REPORT
dc.subject	CURRENT PROGRAMS
dc.subject	DEPENDENCY RATIOS
dc.subject	DISADVANTAGED POSITION
dc.subject	DISMISSAL
dc.subject	DRUG USE
dc.subject	EARNING
dc.subject	EARNINGS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	ECONOMIC RECESSION
dc.subject	EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT
dc.subject	EDUCATIONAL LEVELS
dc.subject	EMPLOYEE
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT CREATION
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
dc.subject	ENTREPRENEURIAL ABILITY
dc.subject	ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY
dc.subject	EXTREME POVERTY
dc.subject	FAMILY MEMBER
dc.subject	FEMALE LABOR
dc.subject	FEMALE LABOR FORCE
dc.subject	FEMALE PARTICIPATION
dc.subject	FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
dc.subject	FIRING COST
dc.subject	FIRING COSTS
dc.subject	FIRM GROWTH
dc.subject	FIRM PERFORMANCE
dc.subject	FIRM SIZE
dc.subject	FIRM STRUCTURE
dc.subject	FORMAL COURSES
dc.subject	FORMAL EDUCATION
dc.subject	FORMAL LABOR MARKET
dc.subject	FUTURE INCOMES
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT POLICIES
dc.subject	HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
dc.subject	HIGH WAGE
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD HEAD
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD HEADS
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subject	HUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subject	HUMAN CAPITAL ENDOWMENTS
dc.subject	HUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENT
dc.subject	IMPACT ON POVERTY
dc.subject	INCOME GENERATION PROGRAMS
dc.subject	INCOME SOURCES
dc.subject	INCOMES
dc.subject	INEQUALITY
dc.subject	INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	INFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subject	INFORMAL SECTOR WORKERS
dc.subject	INTEREST RATE
dc.subject	INTEREST RATES
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subject	INVESTING
dc.subject	JOB SECURITY
dc.subject	JOB TRAINING
dc.subject	JOBS
dc.subject	KIDS
dc.subject	LABOR COSTS
dc.subject	LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subject	LABOR LEGISLATION
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET INTERMEDIATION
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET PERFORMANCE
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET POLICY
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET RIGIDITY
dc.subject	LABOR MARKETS
dc.subject	LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	LABOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subject	LABOR PROGRAMS
dc.subject	LABOR REGULATIONS
dc.subject	LABOR SUPPLY
dc.subject	LARGE ENTERPRISES
dc.subject	LESS FORMAL EDUCATION
dc.subject	LOAN
dc.subject	LOW URBAN POVERTY
dc.subject	MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subject	MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
dc.subject	MALNUTRITION
dc.subject	MASS LAYOFFS
dc.subject	MIGRANTS
dc.subject	MINIMUM PENSION
dc.subject	MINIMUM WAGE
dc.subject	MINIMUM WAGES
dc.subject	MONETARY INCENTIVES
dc.subject	MONTHLY PAYMENT
dc.subject	NEW JOBS
dc.subject	NON-WAGE COSTS
dc.subject	NUMBER OF PEOPLE
dc.subject	NUTRITION
dc.subject	NUTRITIONAL STATUS
dc.subject	OCCUPATIONS
dc.subject	OLD AGE
dc.subject	ON-THE-JOB TRAINING
dc.subject	POOR
dc.subject	POOR FAMILIES
dc.subject	POOR HOUSEHOLD
dc.subject	POOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	POOR INDIVIDUALS
dc.subject	POOR PEOPLE
dc.subject	POVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subject	POVERTY ASSESSMENT
dc.subject	POVERTY INCIDENCE
dc.subject	POVERTY LEVEL
dc.subject	POVERTY LEVELS
dc.subject	POVERTY LINE
dc.subject	POVERTY LINES
dc.subject	POVERTY MEASURES
dc.subject	POVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subject	POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMS
dc.subject	POVERTY STATUS
dc.subject	PRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subject	PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject	PRIVATE TRAINING
dc.subject	PROBABILITY
dc.subject	PRODUCTIVE WORK
dc.subject	PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subject	PROGRAM ADMINISTRATORS
dc.subject	PROGRAM BENEFICIARIES
dc.subject	PROGRAM DESIGN
dc.subject	QUALITY OF EDUCATION
dc.subject	QUESTIONNAIRE
dc.subject	REAL WAGES
dc.subject	REMITTANCES
dc.subject	RESPECT
dc.subject	RETIREMENT
dc.subject	RETIREMENT AGE
dc.subject	RURAL
dc.subject	RURAL ACTIVITIES
dc.subject	RURAL AREAS
dc.subject	RURAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subject	RURAL POVERTY
dc.subject	SALARIED EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	SALARIED WORKER
dc.subject	SALARIED WORKERS
dc.subject	SALARY
dc.subject	SAVINGS
dc.subject	SAVINGS ACCOUNT
dc.subject	SCHOLARSHIP
dc.subject	SCHOLARSHIPS
dc.subject	SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subject	SCHOOL QUALITY
dc.subject	SECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subject	SELF-EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	SENIORS
dc.subject	SERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subject	SEVERANCE PAYMENT
dc.subject	SHORT-TERM GOALS
dc.subject	SKILLED LABOR
dc.subject	SKILLED WORKERS
dc.subject	SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subject	SOCIAL CAPITAL
dc.subject	SOCIAL INSURANCE
dc.subject	SOCIAL POLICY
dc.subject	SOCIAL PROGRAMS
dc.subject	SOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subject	SOCIAL PROTECTIONS
dc.subject	SOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subject	SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS
dc.subject	SOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subject	SOURCES OF INCOME
dc.subject	STOCKS
dc.subject	TARGETING
dc.subject	TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subject	TECHNICAL SKILLS
dc.subject	TOTAL COSTS
dc.subject	TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	TRAINING COURSE
dc.subject	TRAINING COURSES
dc.subject	TRAINING FIRMS
dc.subject	TRAINING MODALITIES
dc.subject	TRAINING PERIOD
dc.subject	TRAINING PROGRAMS
dc.subject	TRAINING PROVIDERS
dc.subject	TRAINING SYSTEM
dc.subject	TRANSFER AMOUNTS
dc.subject	TRANSPORTATION
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYED
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subject	URBAN AREAS
dc.subject	URBAN POPULATION
dc.subject	WORKER
dc.subject	WORKING AGE
dc.subject	WORKING AGE POPULATION
dc.subject	WORKING MOTHERS
dc.subject	YOUNG PEOPLE
dc.subject	YOUNG WOMEN
dc.subject	YOUNGER WORKERS
dc.title	Mexico - Improving Productivity for the Urban Poor
dc.type	Economic & Sector Work :: Other Poverty Study
dc.coverage	Latin America & Caribbean
dc.coverage	North America
dc.coverage	America
dc.coverage	Mexico