Ethnolinguistic Divisions and Access to Clean Water in Mexico
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18985277 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marcela González Rivas (0000-0002-4311-4409, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 129-151 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Latin American Research Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0023-8791 • E-ISSN: 1542-4278 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/lar.2014.0025 |
| OpenAlex | W1980815550 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 24 |
The existing literature relating ethnic fragmentation to public good provision sheds little light on inequalities in access to public goods across groups, despite the fact that some of the causal factors underlying the hypothesized relationship seem to predict such inequalities. This article seeks to fill this gap by examining the relationship between ethnic fragmentation and both the level and distribution of access to clean water in Mexico, using regression analysis at both the municipal and individual levels for the period 2000–2005. Using the divide between indigenous and nonindigenous people to measure ethnic fragmentation, the results first replicate the general finding in the literature: more fragmented municipalities have worse access to clean water, all else being equal. However, this worse access is not equally distributed. Instead, there is a systematic gap in water access between indigenous and nonindigenous people, even after controlling for fragmentation and other relevant factors. The findings have important implications for future research regarding ethnic fragmentation and public good provision
Demographic economics · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Ethnic group · Fragmentation (computing) · Geography · Indigenous · Inequality · Political science · Public good · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies · Ecology · Law · Politics and Society in Latin America · Social and Economic Development in India
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2023 (10) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |