Remittances, inequality and poverty: A case study in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico
<span lang="EN-US">This article analyzes the remittances effect on the inequality and income poverty, in the municipality of Santa Ines Yatzeche, in the State of Oaxaca. To achieve the objective, in 2011 we conducted a survey of 117 questionnaires covering 54.9% of heads of household...
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| author | Marco Antonio Espinosa Trujillo María de Jesús Santiago Cruz José Alberto García Salazar Oliverio Hernández Romero |
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| description | <span lang="EN-US">This article analyzes the remittances effect on the inequality and income poverty, in the municipality of Santa Ines Yatzeche, in the State of Oaxaca. To achieve the objective, in 2011 we conducted a survey of 117 questionnaires covering 54.9% of heads of households in the community. With the information derived from the structure of household income, the Gini and Foster- Greer-Thorbecke (</span><span lang="EN-US">FGT</span><span lang="EN-US">) coefficients were calculated for total income. Results indicate values of 63.3%, 72.7% and 88.9% for the incidence of food poverty, capability and patrimony, respectively.</span> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f12a7870400f412abb02e6b875153c112022-12-22T01:02:29ZengUniversidad Autonoma de Baja CaliforniaEstudios Fronterizos0187-69612395-91342014-01-01152912514133Remittances, inequality and poverty: A case study in the state of Oaxaca, MexicoMarco Antonio Espinosa Trujillo0María de Jesús Santiago Cruz1José Alberto García Salazar2Oliverio Hernández Romero3Instituto de Investigaciones Sociológicas de la Universidad Autónoma Benito Juárez de OaxacaColegio de Posgraduados, Campus MontecilloColegio de Posgraduados, Campus Montecillo.Colegio de Posgraduados, Campus Montecillo.<span lang="EN-US">This article analyzes the remittances effect on the inequality and income poverty, in the municipality of Santa Ines Yatzeche, in the State of Oaxaca. To achieve the objective, in 2011 we conducted a survey of 117 questionnaires covering 54.9% of heads of households in the community. With the information derived from the structure of household income, the Gini and Foster- Greer-Thorbecke (</span><span lang="EN-US">FGT</span><span lang="EN-US">) coefficients were calculated for total income. Results indicate values of 63.3%, 72.7% and 88.9% for the incidence of food poverty, capability and patrimony, respectively.</span>http://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/49Migraciónhogaresdesigualdad por fuentes de ingresopobreza por fuentes de ingreso |
| spellingShingle | Marco Antonio Espinosa Trujillo María de Jesús Santiago Cruz José Alberto García Salazar Oliverio Hernández Romero Remittances, inequality and poverty: A case study in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico Estudios Fronterizos Migración hogares desigualdad por fuentes de ingreso pobreza por fuentes de ingreso |
| title | Remittances, inequality and poverty: A case study in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico |
| title_full | Remittances, inequality and poverty: A case study in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico |
| title_fullStr | Remittances, inequality and poverty: A case study in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico |
| title_full_unstemmed | Remittances, inequality and poverty: A case study in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico |
| title_short | Remittances, inequality and poverty: A case study in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico |
| title_sort | remittances inequality and poverty a case study in the state of oaxaca mexico |
| topic | Migración hogares desigualdad por fuentes de ingreso pobreza por fuentes de ingreso |
| url | http://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/49 |
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