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Poverty: World, Mexico, USA

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$1.25 per person per day threshold for extreme poverty is a standard adopted by the World Bank and other international organizations to reflect the minimum consumption and income level needed to meet a person's basic needs.

1/5 of the world’s population (1.4 billion people) fall below this line

They lack the ability to fulfill basic needs, whether it means eating only one bowl of rice a day or forgoing health care when it’s needed most.

2Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, 2008

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What is Poverty?

“Poverty is pronounced deprivation in well being.” (World Bank, 2000)

Poverty is multi-dimensional Reality varies from one country to another Pronounced differences in quality of life

across populations Many indicators contribute to quality of life


Well-being

Capability to function in society Poverty arises when people lack key capabilities

- inadequate income or education, or poor health, or insecurity, or low self-confidence, or a sense of powerlessness, or the absence of rights such as freedom of speech.


Measuring Poverty

Indicator DescriptionIncome How much we earnHousing Where and how we liveNutrition What & how much we eatConsumption Things we buy and use every dayEducation Access to and ability to go to schoolMedical care Access to and ability to seek medical and

dental care


Consumption and Income

Two common & useful indicators of poverty Measured across many segments of population Wealthy = those with access to many good &

services in a variety of forms Poor = those with access to limited goods &

services Monetary values are assigned to the range of

wealthy vs. poor


World Poverty Levels


Poverty in Mexico

Food Supply Poverty

insufficient resources to meet basic nutritional needs. This group doesn’t have enough food let alone anything else

14% of Mexico

Asset Poverty

insufficient resources to meet basic needs of nutrition, health and education. Income is not enough to secure all 3

21% of MexicoConcentrated in rural areas where there are no hospitals and only elementary schools

Patrimonial Poverty

insufficient resources to meet all basic needs including food, clothing, housing, health services, education & public transportation. People cannot afford all these things

44-60% of MexicoNumbers vary depending on official Mexican govt statistics versus unofficial statistics

113 million Total Mexico Population in 2010Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators


Poverty in Mexico

60% of Mexicans live in some state of poverty as measured on previous slides

14% of Mexico population cannot buy enough food; lives on less than $1/day. This is part of the .88 billion people worldwide

5 million more Mexicans fell below the $1/day poverty line between 2006-2008 (causes linked to shift from US purchase of biofuels versus crude oil)


Poverty in USA

2010 Poverty rate = 15.1% (46.2 million) 2010 real median US household income = $49,445 2010 family poverty rate = 11.7% (9.2 million) $22,314 = the weighted average poverty threshold for

a family of four in 2010 16.3% without health insurance coverage 2010 was the 4th consecutive annual increase and

largest number in the 52 years for which poverty estimates have been published

U.S. Census Bureau, published 09/13/2011Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010

http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/income_wealth/cb11-157.html




Side-effects of Poverty

Poverty means…. Lower Life expectancy at birth Less access to improved sanitation Fewer Years of education Lower Literacy Rate Smaller Urban population Fewer Usage / Access to Phones, Computers, Internet Fewer Cars / Less access to transportation Lower Carbon Dioxide Emissions


Side-effects of Poverty

Poverty means…. More Deaths under age 5 More Deaths caused by infectious disease Higher Fertility Rate Higher Population growth Increased Net Migration Rate


Inequality in Poverty

2% of the population owns 50% of the world’s total wealth / global assets

1% owns 40% world global assets 10% owns 85% world global assets 50% of world's adult population account for 1% global

wealth wealth = physical and financial assets, e.g. personal

savings, home, land, stock ownership, -less debts

Source: Study by Helsinki-based World Institute for Development Economics Research of the United Nations University, 2000, http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/1222-04.htm

1964 Border Industrialization Program

Where—border towns such as Tijuana Why---end of Bracero program led to high

unemployment in border towns How---Factories along the border where built

in order to easily transport products to US What---most factories, or “maquiladoras,”

make TVs, electronics, and textiles.


1994 NAFTA -North American Free Trade Act

Designed to remove trade barriers between Canada, United States, and Mexico

Results: huge increase in migration towards the border towns with maquiladoras

--corn subsidies Increased number of maquiladoras


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San Jose, CA 95125Phone: (408)723-5366www.commlinks.org

Jim Petkiewicz, Founder, [email protected] Ortega Vela, Founder

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