POVERTY IN MEXICO

Steve Bryan Cuevas Maldonado

English Level III

 Poverty in Mexico is measured on parameters such as

nutrition , drinking water , housing, education , health
care , social security , quality and basic services in the
household, income and social cohesion as defined
social development and the country's laws

 It is divided into 5 categories:

Moderate. The total poverty less extreme poverty
Absolute. Number of people below a poverty line
that depends on geographical space and time
Relative. People who lack something that supposedly
should have
Coneval. Poverty as measured by National Council for
Evaluation of Social Development Policy (CONEVAL)
Extreme. They have 3 or more gaps

 Extreme poverty by the Mexican government is

defined as people who are deficient in both areas :
social rights and lower income than the " welfare of
the revenue line " Additional numbers Ministry of
Social Development ( Mexico ) estimates that 0.1 %
(100 thousand people ) living in extreme poverty and
food insecure

 Poverty in Mexico has double

cause:
1. Internally,
distribution
Product

the
unjust
of wealth and

2. Externally, the plundering of

natural wealth and resources of
the nation by the international
imperialism

 Because poverty has increased the number of young

people who are forced to leave school and go to work
to help at home , this being a situation exploited and
that child labor is cheaper , as this is illegal

The consequences of poverty

Malnutrition

Family breakdown

Delinquency

Migration

Addictions

Prostitution

Health problems caused by poor hygiene in which they find themselves.

 The consequences
of
poverty
are
reflected mainly in
the
psychological
area
By not having a job
or
sufficient
resources to survive
people experience
anxiety, depression,
insecurity and low
self-esteem because
they feel unable to
compete for work
place

Conclusions
Mexico is a country that could be a world power for its
natural resources, biodiversity and the ability of
Mexico to move forward but poor governance and
poor distribution of wealth is what the country has
slowed its growth