Acknowledgments ix
Abbreviations xi
Introduction: From "Mexican Niagara" to River of Death 1
1 Industrialization and Environmental Regulation in Mexico 37
2 Chronicle of a Struggle: The Negation and the Terror 81
3 (Un)regulated Environments and the Santiago River 119
4 The Enemy at Home: Regulatory Capture and Wastewater Discharge 169
5 Corporate Sustainability: Myths and Realities 205
6 Conclusions: The Road Ahead 247
Appendix: Methodological Strategy 263
Notes 275
References 287
Index 321
