Mexico Spatial Inequality Essay

You know the saying “houston's we've got a problem” well now Mexico has a problem, spatial inequality! It has affected everyone from the poor to the rich, much of these poor people include farmers who came to the city for a better life. Many of these people affect Mexico in big ways. Spatial inequality exist because of the migration of farmers, the working poor and the rich.

The working poor is one of the three groups that are affected by spatial inequality. The reason why their called the working poor instead of poor people is because they work but they work as maids and other jobs that don't pay well and can't afford luxuries such as phones and cars in Mexico City. Education for the working poor is not good with many of them not being able to go to school because they need to make money for their family and often end up without a career. Many of the working poor can't afford water which can affect their wellbeing and shows how poor even farmers can be. …show more content…
Since Mexico City is filled with lots and lots of have nots, the rich often end up only a fraction of the city population and that also includes the middle class who don't make as much as the rich. Rich Families also end up owning farm land which they buy from the poor farmers who can't afford to fertilize their land. They also live a better life unlike the working poor they can afford dinners only kings could have and shows that Mexico City is a paradise to them and the middle class.

Spatial inequality is caused because of the rapid urbanization in Mexico City. Many of the other problems in Mexico City include pollution, poverty, and crime and many of those problems are caused because of the high rate of unemployment and shows that Mexico City has a really tough problem if they don't solve it step by step. Sure spatial inequality is caused by these three groups but it's not their fault and therefore can't be blamed on