Author

Contributions

  • Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Multidisciplinarias. - Contributor

Publication

1991 - Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Centro Regional de Investigaciones Multidisciplinarias, Cuernavaca, Mor, Mexico

Language

Spanish

Word Count

54,750 words, Guess

Page Count

219 pages

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL1491885M
  • ISBN-109683622321
  • OCLC Control Number30400343
  • Library of Congress Control Number93164729
  • Goodreads6209471

Classifications

  • LCCHC138.M4 O85 1991

Description

"Responses to 1980s economic crisis in five Mexico City slums indicate that inhabitants reduced protein-caloric intake, increased labor participation in the informal sector, sold non-essential goods, borrowed money and food, and reduced all non-essential purchases. Describes nutritional consequences of food changes. Offers useful evaluation of government programs providing assistance to the poor such as the Centros Populares de Abasto, run by Compañía Nacional de Subsistencias Populares (Conasupo) and its distributors Dicconsa and Liconsa"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

Subjects

Topics

PoorNutritionLow-income housingPoor -- Mexico -- Mexico CityPoor -- Mexico -- Mexico City -- NutritionLow-income housing -- Mexico -- Mexico City

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