Socioeconomic Conditions of Small-Scale Fishermen in Mexico. A
Cross-Sectional Profile
By Edgar Robles and Accinia Carbajal-Sujinina
ABSTRACT
This paper is an attempt to draw a cross-sectional profile of the standards of living of coastal fishermen in Oaxaca, Mexico, using information collected through surveys and participatory techniques, conducted in November 1999. Among the socioeconomic aspects of the small-scale fishermen considered are their demographic and income structure; their expenditure and investments patterns, and their assets and liability. A comparison was made of their standards of living to that of the other socioeconomic groups in the region, such as the agricultural peasants. Under certain circumstances,fishermen were wealthier than agricultural peasants.
KEYWORDS: Small-Scale Fisheries; Socioeconomic Conditions; Poverty; Mexico
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