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Mexico poverty reduction will require policy overhaul

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MEXICO

The report shows that the number of poor increased to 55.7 million in 2020 -- around 43.9% of Mexico’s population, up from 41.9% in 2018. The findings give a sense of the…

Inequality will have long-term impact in Latin America

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LATIN AMERICA

Income inequality has also gone hand in hand with low social mobility and large disparities in wealth distribution. Reducing inequality remains complicated due to the economic…

Social mobility improvements to come slowly in Mexico

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MEXICO

Social mobility in Mexico.

Policy flaws may prolong Mexican poverty setbacks

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MEXICO

Significant increases were recorded in numbers of people defined as poor and extremely poor. This is largely due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, but deficiencies in…

Latin American far-right parties will build wider ties

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LATIN AMERICA

The pandemic was also a mobilising factor for these groups, which consider COVID-19 policies part of a ‘globalist’ agenda. Several groups and parties have ties with far-right…

Mexico’s orthodox budget will face pressures

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MEXICO

Mexico’s new government submitted its 2019 economic package to Congress on December 15, including the budget and revenue legislation, and macroeconomic assumptions and…

Discontent with AMLO to grow among indigenous Mexicans

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MEXICO

Government-indigenous relations.

State violence will embolden Mexico's CNTE

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MEXICO

Protests against President Enrique Pena Nieto's education reforms have intensified since June 19, when at least eight people were killed and more than 100 were injured in clashes…

Gender equality will see uneven progress in Mexico

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MEXICO

The Mexican government's advances towards greater gender equality.

Dismissive rhetoric to aggravate grievances in Mexico

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MEXICO

Several groups have voiced discontent with the government in recent months, including feminists, unionised teachers, farmers and people left unemployed as a result of the COVID-19…