INDICE
Foreword
I. INTERNATIONAL TRADE ANDE THE DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME: THEORY AND HISTORICAL EVIDENCE
Introduction
Trade Theory and Distribution of Income
Trade Liberalization and Income Equality: the Experience of Taiwan and South Korea
Conclusions
II. THE IMPORT SUBSTITUTION TRADE REGIME
The Resource Allocation Mechanism of the Trade Regime
Nominal and Effective Protection in Mexico: 1960-1970
Import Substituting Industrialization During the 1970s
The Structure of Nominal and Effective Protection in the Late 1970s
Conclusions
III. RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME UNDER IMPORT SUBSTITUION OF INCOME UNDER IMPORT SUBSTITUTION INDUSTRIALIZATION: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
The Effect of Resoursce Allocation on Income Distribution
Income Distribution Trends Reveled by Income Expenditure Surveys
IV. THE TRANSITION IN AN OPEN ECONOMY
The 1982 Crisis: Towards Trade Liberalization
Structural Adjustment and Economic Performance
Nominal and Effective Protection
Rates During the Period of Trade Liberalization
Expenditure Reduction Measures Under Structural adjustment
The Effects of Price Stability on the Agricultural Sector
Conclusions
APPENDX
V. CHANGES IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME AMONG HOUSEHOLDS DURING THE PERIOD OF LIBERALIZATION
Introduction
Changes in the Distribution of Income Between 1984 and 1989
Income inequality by Components of Income
Detailed Analysis of Inquality for 1989: Based on Individual Observations Ranked by Per Capita Income
Conclusions
APPENDIX A
On the Definition of Income
Discrepancies between INEGI´s Full Data Set and Our Data Set
APPENDIX B
VI. CHANGES IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME IN URBAN AND RURAL AREAS
Evolution of Urban-Rural Inequality From 1984 to 1989. Grouped Data Ranked by Household Income
Income Components in Urban Areas
Income Components in Rural Areas
The Analysis of Urban-Rural Inequality for 1989: Individual Observations Ranked by Per Capita Income
Policy Implications From the Analysis of 1989 Data
Conclusions
APPENDIX
VII. THE EVOLUTION OF POVERTY BETWEEN 1984 AND 1989
The Question of the Comparability Between Income Expenditure Surveys and National Income Accounts for the Study of Poverty
Methodology
The Poverty Index
Poverty Estimates from 1984 to 1989
Moderate Poverty
From Sample to population Estimates of Poverty
Conclusions
APPENDIX
Methodology for the Estimation of Poverty
VIII. Conclusions
Income Distribution During the Period of Adjustment
BIBLIOGRAPHY
LIST OF TABLES