Measuring Up: A History of Living Standards in Mexico, 1850–1950 (Social Science History)

__Measuring Up__ uses new research tools and an interdisciplinary approach to provide the most in-depth analysis to date of role that governmental policies played in shaping levels of poverty, malnutrition, and inequality in Mexico between 1850 and 1950. Measuring Up traces the high levels of poverty and inequality that Mexico faced in the mid-twentieth century. Using newly developed multidisciplinary techniques, the book provides a perspective on living standards in Mexico prior to the first measurement of income distribution in 1957. By offering an account of material living conditions and their repercussions on biological standards of living between 1850 and 1950, it sheds new light on the life of the marginalized during this period. Measuring Up shows that new methodologies allow us to examine the history of individuals who were not integrated into the formal economy. Using anthropometric history techniques, the book assesses how a large portion of the population was affected by piecemeal policies and flaws in the process of economic modernization and growth. It contributes to our understanding of the origins of poverty and inequality, and conveys a much-needed, long-term perspective on the living conditions of the Mexican working classes. Tracing the high levels of poverty and inequality that Mexico faced in the mid-twentieth century, this book provides a perspective on living standards in Mexico prior to the first measurement of income distribution in 1957. By offering an account of material living conditions and their repercussions on biological standards of living between 1850 and 1950, it sheds new light on the life of the marginalised during this period. It shows that new methodologies allow us to examine the history of individuals who were not integrated into the formal economy, and assesses how a large portion of the population was affected by piecemeal policies and flaws in the process of economic modernisation and growth & DIV & & I & Measuring Up & /I & traces the high levels of poverty and inequality that Mexico faced in the mid-twentieth century. Using newly developed multidisciplinary techniques, the book provides a perspective on living standards in Mexico prior to the first measurement of income distribution in 1957. By offering an account of material living conditions and their repercussions on biological standards of living between 1850 and 1950, it sheds new light on the life of the marginalized during this period. & BR & & BR & & I & Measuring Up & /I & shows that new methodologies allow us to examine the history of indi Measuring Up traces the high levels of poverty and inequality that Mexico faced by the middle of the twentieth century. Using newly developed multidisciplinary techniques, the book provides a perspective on living standards in Mexico prior to the first measurement of income distribution in 1957. By offering an account of material living conditions and their repercussions on biological standards of living between 1850 and 1950, it sheds new light on the life of the marginalized during this period The ideas behind the making of welfare institutions Welfare as charity? Welfare as public policy The measure of well-being : why and how do we use heights to understand living standards? The tall or short of it : tracking heights and living standards Health and nutrition : the history Health and nutrition : the data analysis Overview and final conclusions.