From the Resources of Poverty to the Poverty of Resources?

Rocha, Mercedes González de la

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“…The household, as a major site of coordination and learning of food-related production and distribution strategies, is a key unit for organizing response to food insecurity (González de la Rocha 2001Rocha , 2006Rocha , 2007Netting et al 1984;Wilk 1989). From the literature on famine and food insecurity, we can identify four potential types of adaptive household-level coping strategies: (a) intensification, (b) modified consumption, (c) migration, and (d) reprioritization or abandonment.…”

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Food, Water, and Scarcity

Wutich

Brewis²

2014

Current Anthropology

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Section: General Proposition 2: Households Respond Adaptively To Resomentioning

confidence: 99%

Food, Water, and Scarcity

Wutich

Brewis²

2014

Current Anthropology

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“…This suggests, as indicated by several studies (INEGI 1997;Gonzá lez de la Rocha 2001;López 2001), that in rural settings there is a greater concentration of extended households. …”

Section: People Aged 60 Years and Older And Their Living Arrangementsmentioning

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Living Arrangements and Aging in Mexico: Changes in Households, Poverty and Regions, 1992-2009

Garay

Rico

et al. 2014

International Journal of Social Science Studies

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This paper analyzes diverse socio-demographic variables in living arrangements among older people at national and regional levels in Mexico. Using the National Survey of Demographic Dynamics for 1992, 1997, 2006 and 2009, we develop two levels of analysis, household and individual, in order to show trends and changes in composition of households in Mexico focusing on those including elderly people. A multinominal logistic model was used to determine the effect of diverse variables on living arrangements. The findings show an increase in the percentage of households with elderly people living alone; at a regional level, the Yucatá n Peninsula has the lowest percentage of elderly households; old men are more likely to live in nuclear and extended families than women; people aged 80 and older currently employed have greater probabilities of living alone.Keywords: households, aging, regions, living arrangements. IntroductionThe demographic transition in Mexico is leading to an aging population. The decrease in mortality and fertility rates and increase in life expectancy have transformed households, thus becoming an important aspect when planning public policies. In 1930 the mortality rate was 26.7 deaths for each one 1000 inhabitants; in 2000 this indicator was 5.1 and 5.6 deaths for each one 1000 inhabitants in 2010 (Instituto Nacional de Estadí stica y Geografí a [INEGI] 2010). The global fertility rate in 1930 and 2010 were 6 and 2.1 children for women in reproductive age, respectively (INEGI 2010). The life expectancy in the same period was 34.7 years in 1930 and 75 years in 2010 (77 years for women and 73 years for men) (INEGI 2010). According with this demographic process, the main objective of this article is to present some of these transformations at both a national and regional level, as well as showcasing the influence of diverse socio-demographic characteristics on the types of households for the elderly population.As the population ages, individuals' economic and healthcare also needs increase. It is therefore essential to analyze the demographic, economic, and social characteristics of households. Using the National Survey of Demographic Dynamics, we analyze the most important changes in Mexican households from 1992 to 2009, giving emphasis to households including residents 60 and older. We also seek to understand the underlying motivations that influence the elderly population's decisions for living in a certain type of household.One aspect that we wish to highlight is the relation between composition of households and socioeconomic status (SES) and the regional distribution of the different types of households within the country. The literature has made it clear that families in Mexico choose to live together in order to optimize resources, but the situation concerning households which include the elderly has not been fully explored (Ramos 1994). We therefore examine the trends in Mexican households over the last two decades and the percentage of elderly households in different regions of ...

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“…Such systems are generally understood to thrive under conditions of moderate resource scarcity (Cashdan 1985), yet we do not fully understand how they are affected by conditions of severe resource scarcity. While recent research seems to indicate that severe resource scarcity provokes self-interested behavior that undermines such systems (Moser 1996;González de la Rocha 2001), there is a dearth of comparative longitudinal data that examine the question. Finally, there is a need for more research that examines the dynamics of nested institutions.…”

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Water Scarcity and the Sustainability of a Common Pool Resource Institution in the Urban Andes

Wutich

2009

Hum Ecol

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The Cochabamba Water War of 2000 was precipitated by Bolivians' defense of common-pool water resources and institutions against privatization. This article examines the design of a water institution and its sustainability during periods of water scarcity in urban Cochabamba. Based on data collected via participant-observation and panel surveys conducted in 72 randomly selected households, I draw three main conclusions. First, the institution operated according to principles found in sustainable resource management institutions in the rural Andes (Trawick 2001) and across cultures (Ostrom 1990). Second, while the function of the commonpool resource institution was stable over the five study periods, the social structures that supported collective choice and operational rules were sensitive to external events including seasonal water scarcity. Third, while institutions with strong historical precedents for contingencies under resource stress may be sustainable, other forms of social organization on which the institution depends may be more vulnerable to water scarcity.

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From the Resources of Poverty to the Poverty of Resources?

Cited by 107 publications

References 10 publications

Food, Water, and Scarcity

Food, Water, and Scarcity

Living Arrangements and Aging in Mexico: Changes in Households, Poverty and Regions, 1992-2009

Water Scarcity and the Sustainability of a Common Pool Resource Institution in the Urban Andes

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