Living on the Edge : Vulnerability to Poverty and Public Transfers in Mexico

This paper reports that the vulnerable in Mexico—people who left poverty but have not yet gained a place in the middle class—make up 30-40 percent of the population, thanks to a combination of highly unsettled, low-paid employment, living in communities with poor services, and over-exposure to often...

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Main Authors: de la Fuente, Alejandro, Ortiz-Juárez, Eduardo, Rodriguez Castelan, Carlos
Format: Working Paper
Language:en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16336