Poverty in Mayan children in Quintana Roo, Mexico

Child poverty is a topic that is rarely addressed in the literature on poverty. The reason for this is that its methodology requires field work for anthropometric measurements and observation of the immediate environment. In this sense, the degree of poverty among children of the Yucatecan Mayan eth...

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Autores: Beatriz Gómez, Miguel Barrera
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:México
Recursos:Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México
Repositorio:Redalyc-UAEMEX
OAI Identifier:oai:redalyc.org:95778472001
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Palavra-chave:Economía y Finanzas
Poverty
economics
Mayan zone
child poverty
indigenous children
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Resumo:Child poverty is a topic that is rarely addressed in the literature on poverty. The reason for this is that its methodology requires field work for anthropometric measurements and observation of the immediate environment. In this sense, the degree of poverty among children of the Yucatecan Mayan ethnic group of Quintana Roo, Mexico, was estimated using an instrument composed of six indicators which was applied in 120 households (271 children) in four Mayan localities in José María Morelos, Quintana Roo. Although signs of poverty were found, the results indicate that it is not as intense as expected.JEL:d31, e24, i32