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Marginalization in Mexico by localities
Marginalization statistics
State National Micro Regions
Total population 97.4 mill 19.9 mill
% Illiterate population 15 years and older 9.5% 23.2%
% Population without primary studies 15 years and older
28.5% 51.9%
% Inhabitants without drainage or exclusive sanitary service
9.9% 27.5%
% Inhabitants without electricity 4.8% 15.4%
% Inhabitants without tapped water 11.2% 30.3%
% Homes with any level of crowding 45.9% 62.1%
% Inhabitants with soil floors 14.8% 41.5%
% Population earning up to 2 minimum wages
51.0% 76.4%
It is a work form spearheaded by the joint efforts of the three levels of government and the civil society, in order to lower the stagnation in localities with chronic marginalization conditions, through the active and protagonist participation of such communities in their own development.
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19.9million people inhabit
Micro Regions
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529predominantly
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included in the Micro Regions Universe
(with 40% o or more indigenous language
speakers)
1,335municipalities
31states
263Micro Regions
99,891localities
62,238localities with less
than 50 inhabitants
Micro Regions Universe
Rural areas with ethnic, cultural and geo-economic identity
Accentuated migratory movements
Environmental degradation processes
Subsistence economy
Scattered population
Isolation
Absence of production-consumption circuits
Social conflicts
Inaccessibility
Chronic stagnation processes
Highly dependant on subsidies and transferences
What a Micro Region is
Territorial approach Generation of territorial hubs (Strategic Community Center (SCC)/ Centros Estratégicos Comunitarios (CEC) Bottom-up approach/ place based/ endogenous process Inter institutional Coordination
14 Federal Ministries State governments Municipal governments Civil society organizations Business community Universities and research institutions
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Strategy Community
Center
Federal Ministries
Municipalities
Community Participation
CivilSociety
White FlagsStates
How does the Strategy operate?
Basic social services and infrastructure
Eco- efficiency
Productive and economic development
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Tapped waterRoadLocal urban plan Patrimony legalizationLocal Development AgencyQualification for agrarian subjects
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Water-related resources conservationSoil conservationReforestationPreservation of biodiversityDesertification control
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Basic food-stuffs provisionPersonal legalizationBasic electric supplySavings Telephone servicePublic service of computersand Internet Health
3Labor qualificationConsensus for association
4Basic education serviceDraining
5Cement floor
6Producers association for marketing
Actions associated to Economical Projects
Integral Policy
Provide local authorities with basic skills and information
Critical factors and challenges in the short run
Enrich NGOs work -skills, vision and reach- as Local Development Agencies (LDA)
Impulse cooperatives, associations and intermunicipal links
Improve the accessibility of financial funds for productive projects
Implement a Micro Regional Development Process
Appropriation by communities of the development and planning mechanisms while strengthening local skills
Critical factors and challenges in the long run
Development of agglomeration economies in SCC localities that enables the escalation process of regional economies
Application of an integral policy that increases territorial competitiveness and sustainable development
Generate information that allows a periodic evaluation of the dynamic of territorial strengths
Break the cycles that hinder rural development
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