the gap between indigenous and non-indigenous groups is very high; the difference in poverty has been divided into explained and unexplained components. The explained components are "the amount of the gap attributed to observable characteristics such as education, age, occupation, region of residence and so on," (World Bank, 2005) which account for three quarters of poverty. The unexplained components are related to the level of discrimination and explain a quarter of the poverty. Indigenous people in Mexico are faced to significant disadvantages in economic and social outcomes and although discrimination against them appears to be decreasing, the government needs to improve education and government services to reduce the poverty gap. Based on their research, the World Bank suggests the promotion of equal health care access for indigenous peoples "though the implementation of a head start program that focuses on maternal and child health issues," (World Bank, 2005) as well as improving "data collection efforts related to identifying indigenous populations," (World Bank, 2005) to better monitor progress over time. See also 2011 Mexican protests Healthcare in Mexico References Further reading Kevin J. Middlebrook and Eduardo Zepeda (2003), Confronting Development, Stanford University Press - Assessing Mexico's Economic and Social Policy Challenges. Daniel Hernández Franco, Cristina Barberena Rioseco, José Ángel Camacho Prudente, Hadid Vera Llamas (2003) Desnutrición Infantil y Pobreza en México, Secretariat of Social Development(SEDESOL) - Study on child malnutrition and poverty in Mexico. Gordon H. Hanson (2005), Globalization, Labor Income, and Poverty in Mexico, National Bureau of Economic Research - Study on globalization and how it affected income and poverty in Mexico. Luis Vega Martínez (2005), La Pobreza en México, UNAM - University professor's views and thoughts on poverty in Mexico. Gabriela Pérez Yarahuán (2007), Social Development Policy, Expenditures and Electoral Incentives in Mexico, Universidad Iberoamericana-Ciudad de México - Discussions and theories on social development policy in Mexico from 1990s and onward. Francis Fukuyama (2008), Falling Behind: Explaining the Development Gap Between Latin America and the United States, Oxford University Press - Collection of essays discussing reasons for development gap between the United States and Latin America. Darcy Victor Tetreault. The Evolution of Poverty in Late 20th-Century Mexico. Canadian Journal of Development Studies/Revue canadienne d'études du développement Vol. 27, Iss. 3, 2011 External links CONEVAL- Government Agency in charge of Social Development Studies United Nations Development Programme in Mexico Transparency International in the Americas Fondo España-PNUD in Latin America and Caribbean