Crisis, Living Conditions and Health in Mexico: New Challenges for Social Policy

In the last 30 years, Mexico has faced major crises in its political, economic, and social life. These crises have affected living conditions and health. With the implementation in the 1980's of structural adjustment and economic stabilization policies, Mexico saw a rapid growth of poverty acce...

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Main Authors: Oliva López Arellano (Author), José Alberto Rivera Márquez (Author), Victoria Ixshel Delgado Campos (Author), José Blanco Gil (Author)
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Published: Social Medicine Publication Group, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:In the last 30 years, Mexico has faced major crises in its political, economic, and social life. These crises have affected living conditions and health. With the implementation in the 1980's of structural adjustment and economic stabilization policies, Mexico saw a rapid growth of poverty accelerating trends toward social polarization and social division. The current crisis, fueled by deregulation of the global financial markets, only deepens the tendency towards economic stagnation. It has led to an increase in unemployment, worsening income inequalities, and generalized inflation. The increase in food prices, in particular, has made life more difficult for the Mexican population. The crisis has had a palpable and concrete impact on living conditions, health status, and food security for diverse social groups.
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