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PELAEZ-HERREROS, Óscar. Analysis of indicators of human development, marginalization, social backwardness and poverty in the municipalities of Chiapas from a demographic view. Econ. soc. territ [online]. 2012, vol.12, n.38, pp.181-213. ISSN 2448-6183.

This paper is based on the idea that development is a multidimensional process that involves progressive changes in the economic, social and demographic features of the populations. It is argued that age structure, gender distribution, ethnic composition, size and density of populations can be relevant characteristics related to poverty and lack of development. A cross-sectional analysis, using data from the state of Chiapas at the municipal level, shows that age structure and ethnic composition are strongly related to indicators of human development, marginalization, social backwardness and poverty.

Palabras llave : development; age structure; ethnic composition; Chiapas.