CORE Metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk
Provided by Munich RePEc Personal Archive
MPRA Munich Personal RePEc Archive
Proposed methodology for estimating the index of social exclusion: the case of indigenous population in the State of Veracruz Mexico
Carlos Medel-Ram´ırez and Hilario Medel-L´opez
Center of Studies on Public Finance and Combat Poverty, Universidad Veracruzana / Instituto de Antropolog´ıa
25 June 2017
Online at https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/86656/ MPRA Paper No. 86656, posted 28 December 2018 02:45 UTC
Proposed methodology for estimating the index of social exclusion: The case of indigenous population in the State of Veracruz - Mexico
MEDEL-RAMÍREZ Carlos † Center of Studies on Public Finance and Combat Poverty ORC ID: 0000-0002-5641-6270, Researcher ID Thomson: I-5608-2017, Email ([email protected]) ([email protected])
MEDEL-LÓPEZ Hilario Universidad Veracruzana / Instituto de Antropología ORC ID: 0000-0002-0072-8654, Researcher ID Thomson: H-8720-2018 Email ([email protected])
______
Abstract
Recent studies have shown that the indigenous population has been subject to social exclusion (Medel,2016; Tetreault,2012; Rionda,2010; Del Popolo et al.,2009; World Bank,2004; Uquillas et al.,2003; Appasamy,1996). However, in the case of Mexico, there is no indicator to measure the degree of social exclusion. This article presents a methodology for estimating social exclusion index (IES) by estimating main components. Our proposal is to incorporate the index of social exclusion as a factor that can explain the current status of poverty in the localities that have a high concentration of indigenous population and high economic marginalization in the state of Veracruz, and thus analyze the scope social policy to combat poverty, as the case Development Program Priority Areas (PDZP).
Keywords Social exclusion index, Indigenous population, Poverty, Main components, Development Program Priority Areas
JEL I32 - Measurement and analysis of poverty.
† Researcher contributing as first author.
1
Introduction in 2008 the State of Veracruz recorded 3.68 million people living in multidimensional Combating poverty recognized as lacerating, poverty, increasing by 2010 to 4,400,000. the condition of economic marginalization and According to the Poverty Report and evaluation social exclusion of the population lies in of Veracruz 2012, of the 32 states, the State poverty; but even more, which is observed in ranked seventh in percentage of population in the indigenous language speaking population, poverty and fourth in percentage of population which is conferred by this fact alone, a higher living in extreme poverty. Therefore, it is level of gravity to overcome poverty. located within the ten states with the highest Recent studies have shown that the indigenous poverty in the country, where in 186 population has been subject to social exclusion municipalities out of a total of 212, ie 87.7%, and this exacerbates their poverty, hampering more than half of the municipalities are located their social inclusion as impossible for them to on condition of multidimensional poverty, so it access the formal labor market, and thus access is estimated that the strategy to combat poverty to health services, education and living place. by applying Development of Priority Areas (Medel,2016; Tetreault, 2012; Rionda, 2010; (PDZP) has not worked in the solution that Del Popolo et al., 2009; World Bank, 2004; enhance capabilities and inclusion in the labor Uquillas et al., 2003; Appasamy, 1996). market to solve the problem that poverty In Mexico, the academic discussion and legal generates. regulations currently pushing towards a That is, that the way that establishes targeting multidimensional approach of poverty, this has federal resources in programs to combat not been an easy task. There are several poverty considered as passive recipients, not as conceptual challenges to be resolved; for active players (Sen, 2003). Moreover, it is part example, the definition of the relevant of the concept of poverty at the individual or dimensions in the study of poverty. household level, measured at the level of (CONEVAL,2010, Alkire-Foster,2008; insufficient income and the absence of factors Gordon,2007; Boltnivik,2007). that create the potential human capital. Thus it Our proposal is to incorporate social exclusion is not considered in the value of social as a relevant dimension to explain the current networks, grassroots organizations and status of poverty in the State of Veracruz, and cooperative production schemes. in particular, in the localities that have a high In this regard, we believe that the review and concentration of indigenous population and proposed incorporation of social exclusion to high economic marginalization. This article identify and focus federal public resources, will discusses the methodology for estimating the improve the design of social programs by rate of social exclusion is presented, which defining the universe and the target population integrates 16 basic indicators. The selection of in combating multidimensional poverty in the indicators is an adaptation to the proposal localities have a high participation of (Subirats, 2004. To construct the method of indigenous people, and in a precarious structure principal components are used as weighting of opportunities in the access and enjoyment of coefficients of the first component. their social rights manifest.
Moreover, we believe that the methodology Theoretical framework used currently in Program Development Social exclusion as a social phenomenon in Priority Zones "PDZP" does not consider the which multiple factors interrelated, has been aspects of social exclusion and approached from different approaches multidimensional poverty. Consequently, since (Klanfer,1965; Donzelot,1992; Renes,1993; 2
Castel,1995; Gazier,1996; Appasamy et difficulty in accessing mechanisms of personal al.,1996; Barry,1998; Tezanos,1999; Sen,2000; development, community social inclusion and Cabrera,2002; Estivill,2003; Sen,2003; Uquillas social protection systems presets. et al., 2003; Subirats et al., 2004; World Bank, 2004; Raya,2006; Laparra et al. 2007; The comparison between the concept of poverty Hickey,2007; Sen-Kliksberg,2007; Del Popolo and social exclusion (Renes, 1993: 25) et al.,2009; Rionda,2010 and Tetreault, 2012) proposes that the concept of poverty is closely The concept of social exclusion has to do with linked with that of inequality and of social the process through individuals or groups are exclusion. The poverty study of inequality in wholly or partially excluded from society which society benchmark, measured by income they live. This category not only refers distribution. In this regard, action against exclusively to the lack of employment. In this poverty involves targeting the social sense (Subirats et al., 2004) recognize that mechanisms that produce inequality and social social exclusion is to respect employment and exclusion generate actions. In (Sen, 2000) the welfare state. With (Donzelot, 1992; Renes, revision of the concept and its evolution does 1993; Castel, 1995) and (Gazier, 1996) not make any substantial difference to the recognizes that social exclusion is not a concept analysis of poverty as capability deprivation, of economic theory, its central paradigm from however, provides a feature in its relational scarcity, leads him to raise the issue in terms of nature of the phenomenon that the concept of poverty / wealth, equality / inequality in the social exclusion naturally implies: poverty. It possession and use of goods produced. states "... the real importance of the idea of Meanwhile (Barry, 1998) indicates that there is social exclusion lies in the overemphasis on the an association between the dispersion of role of relational phenomena in the deprivation income and social exclusion, and that public of capabilities and therefore the experience of policy can make a difference between the poverty [...] The usefulness of the approach to degree of inequality that manifests itself in social exclusion He does not lie [...] in its social exclusion. In a broader sense (Sen- conceptual novelty, but its strong emphasis on Kliksberg, 2007) consider that the number of the role that facts play in relational deprivation. shortcomings or deprivation is not confined "(Sen, 2000). entirely to the material or economic, but may Importantly, social exclusion is generated as a extend to other dimensions that limit the process, which can occur in people living in capabilities of people to lead a full life, poverty, as well as the population that is not in dignified and decent society in which they live, poverty. In this regard (Estivill, 2003) indicates what it is called social exclusion. Meanwhile, that "social exclusion and poverty are not we agree with (Hickey, 2007) in the sense that equivalent. You can be poor and excluded and, it must analyze the phenomenon of social conversely, not all the excluded are poor [...], exclusion, from the perspective of class, although there is a wide circle in which poor ethnicity and gender, situation that generates a and excluded match. " multidimensional analysis, the study of poverty. From the panel survey of households in the In this sense (Subirats et al., 2004) proposes the European Union 2000 (Subirats, 2004) obtains following definition. ten factors that can be identified as explanatory Definition 1. Social exclusion as a result of a of social exclusion: unprotected unemployment, specific situation dynamic accumulation sickness or disability, low education level, process, overlapping and / or combination of severe poverty, lack work experience for various factors of disadvantage or social housework, job insecurity, illiteracy, relational vulnerability that can affect people or groups, isolation, assisted economic insecurity at home creating a situation of impossibility or intense and economic difficulties at home. 3
The field of social exclusion proposed by access to services health, access to social (Laparra et. al, 2007), according to the security, quality and living spaces, basic dimensions economic, political and social, services in housing and access to food." notes that the economic dimension on the In the fight against poverty in Mexico aspect of production, social exclusion is multidimensional, federal public federal public characterized by lack of market access labor resources are allocated by targeting criteria for and wage normalized ratio, which is reflected the attention of the target population. The as a decrease in the share of consumption, a strategy of social policy that the State has situation that generates poverty and deprivation. implemented in social spending, in order to Further explanation is in (Cabrera, 2002) eliminate social inequality and poverty effects stating that "reserve the word poverty generated in the population, through preferably refer to situations of economic and mechanisms of transfer of public resources, material deprivation, while opting for the use of called targeted subsidies. The following Chart 1 social expression exclusion are appointing shows the evolution of the approach and rather a process structural, that within societies methodology applied by the Mexican State for wealth ends up significantly limit access to a measuring poverty from a multidimensional considerable number of people to a number of one-dimensional approach. It is emphasized basic goods and life chances, to the point of that from the year 2008, the CONEVAL seriously undermining their condition as establishes the methodology for measuring citizens". poverty based on a multidimensional approach Multidimensional poverty in Mexico: Social in Mexico, based on contributions (Gordon, exclusion, a missing dimension. 2007), (Boltvinik, 2007) and (Alkire-Foster, In Mexico poverty is an issue that has been 2007), and in 2010 published the Guidelines for studied extensively, but the prospect of poverty measuring multidimensional poverty from a multidimensional approach is relatively (CONEVAL, 2010). One of the main lines of new. With (Sen, 2000) a new approach to action in the National Development Plan (NDP) conceive poverty as deprivation of basic 2007-2012 in the field of social policy was to capabilities and not only in terms of low ensure equal opportunities, for which the income is proposed. In the logic proposed by following strategies were proposed: i) Reduce Sen, (Boltvinik, 2013) defines poverty as a extreme poverty, ensure equal opportunities and multidimensional process and (Alkire-Foster, ii) Achieve expanded capabilities for all 2007) present a methodology to identify two Mexicans to improve the quality of life and cuts, the one identified with the poverty and ensure food, health, education, decent housing deprivation in people identified as poor. In and a suitable environment for development. Mexico, the Ministry of Social Development (SEDESOL), through the methodological criteria proposed by the National Council for Evaluation of Social Development Policy (CONEVAL) determined the methodology for measuring multidimensional poverty in Mexico, and defines the multidimensional poverty in the following terms: Definition 2. "The population in multidimensional poverty is Figure 1 Evolution of social policy approach based one whose income is insufficient to purchase on measurement multidimensional poverty in goods and services required to meet their needs Mexico. 2001 - 2014 and this deficiency in at least one of the Source: Medel-Ramirez Carlos. (2016). following six indicators: educational gap, "Assessment of the degree of social exclusion 4
and multidimensional poverty in indigenous While today in Mexico, as mentioned, the communities in the State of Veracruz: The case academic discussion and legal regulations of the development program priority areas." pushing towards a multidimensional approach (Doctoral thesis). Economy faculty. PhD in of poverty, this is not a simple task, under the Public Finance. Universidad Veracruzana. approach of targeting target population by Mexico. definition of priority for channeling public resources through federal social spending areas In November 2006, the CONEVAL presented is of recent incorporation. the criteria for determining Priority Attention It is important to recognize that the design of Zones (ZAP). This methodology allowed to social policy to combat poverty, the new define the areas of focus for the targeting of paradigm is the allocation of federal public federal public resources, and define the target resources by targeting criteria, thus, they are population in the operation of social established as strategies allocation of public development programs. The focus of Priority resources, identification Priority Attention Attention Zones (ZAP) worked until 2008 and zones (ZAP) and the Development Program subsequently amended in the Development Priority Areas (PDZP). The PDZP operates in Program Priority Areas (PDZP) currently in 32 states and, in particular, in the areas operation. In both targeting criteria factors displaying any of the following characteristics: indigenous presence and level of economic a) Municipalities of high and very high marginalization, as criteria for selection of the marginalization, b) municipalities classified as target population, it is subject to inclusion in predominantly indigenous, c) Locations the program of social development in identified as strategic for the development of accordance with the rules and applicable law the regions set out in the declaration of ZAP, are recognized in the matter. and their areas of influence, d) Localities high Thus, the Human Development Program and very high marginalization, located in (OPPORTUNITIES), now transformed into municipalities of medium, low and very low (THRIVE), emerged as a public policy action marginalization. Here we must ask: Is the on the side of social development, and was current policy of social spending aimed at established as the instrument by which the combating poverty inclusive to solve the Federal Government developed actions problems observed in communities with high intersectoral to give priority attention to participation of indigenous language and solve education, health and nutrition, as well as those the problem of social exclusion? actions that promote the general welfare of families living in extreme poverty. In 2013, the Methodology National Crusade Against Hunger Program, Definition of the study area. which seeks to respond to the action strategy The study area is the State of Veracruz and that seeks an "inclusive Mexico" within the corresponds to municipalities with populations National Development Plan 2013 -2018 is that have a high degree of presence of established. In this vein, the priority of the indigenous language speakers geographically Mexican state in recent years, and one of the identifying municipalities that recorded a very main objectives of social policy is the fight high or high marginalization and social against poverty. For its part, the CONEVAL underdevelopment in 2010. a first shoulder of mandated by law, is responsible for preparing the study area is determined by identifying the technical studies related to poverty and support status speaking of indigenous language, which decision-making on public policy by providing refers to the situation that distinguishes the updated information.. population five years and over and declaring speak an indigenous language. In the state of 5
Veracruz it is estimated that in 2010, are 6,075 locations in multidimensional poverty status and 6,087 localities in condition of multidimensional poverty. Information sources. The data source corresponds to the statistical Table 1 Population in localities in the State of information contained in the General Veracruz, according to degree of presence of Population and Housing Census 2010 issued by selected indigenous language, 2010. the National Institute of Statistics and Source: Author's estimates based on Geography (INEGI). The level of information information provided by INEGI, Population consultation corresponds to that level of and Housing Census 2010. territorial integration and desegregation whose level corresponds to the localities of the State of A second dimension corresponds to localities Veracruz Mexico. whose (% GPLI> = 10%) identified as category 2 and 287 correspond to locations in the Study population. municipalities of Acultzingo, Astacinga, The number of complete cases is 12,162 seats. Atlahuilco, Benito Juarez, Camerino Z. A first dimension of the study population is Mendoza, Coahuitlán, Comapa, Córdoba, carried out according to the degree of presence Coxquihui, Chalma, Chiconamel, Chicontepec, of indigenous language in the locality (% GPLI Chinameca, Chumatlán, Espinal, Filomeno loc.). Thus, of the 12,162 sites analyzed, 10,861 Mata, Ilamatlán, Ixhuatlán Madero, Jesus villages have no data on population aged 3 and Carranza, Martinez de la Torre, Mecatlán, over speaking indigenous languages and who Mixtla Altamirano, Papantla, Plato Sanchez, does not speak Spanish in the town, while on Los Reyes, Soledad Atzompa, Soteapan, the other hand only 1,302 localities if they have Tantoyuca, Tehuipango, Tequila, Texcatepec, this information . To determine the Indicator: Texhuacan, Tihuatlán, Tlachichilco, Tlaquilpa, (% GPLIloc) degree of presence of native Zongolica, Zontecomatlán de López y Fuentes language at locality level, the following criteria and Zozocolco de Hidalgo. were considered: A third dimension corresponds to the identification of areas with high presence of indigenous language, with marginalization index (very high and high) and social gap index (very high and high). The (% GPLIm IM RS) identifies the locations with high presence of indigenous language, with very high and high levels of marginalization, as well as a very high and high levels of social backwardness, at the Note: The condition of indentification is locality level. % GLPI loc is: 0 <=% GPLIloc <= 100% Where:% GPLIm IM RS In these localities the estimated 1,302% GPLI, IM = Very High where a population of 72,401 speakers of IM = High indigenous languages of 5 years and over was recorded is performed, and are identified as IM corresponds to the index of marginalization Category 1. See Table 1 below at the locality level.
And where: 6