Crisis On The Rio Grande
Poverty, Unemployment, And Economic Development On The Texas-mexico Border
1st Edition
Published on 10. January 1994
Book
Hardback
195 pages
978-0-8133-8812-0 (ISBN)
Description
An exploration of the socioeconomic fabric of the US/Mexico border region as a measure of the North American Free Trade Agreement's future.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-0-8133-8812-0 (9780813388120)
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Content
An overview of demographic and socio-economic conditions in the Lower Rio Grande Valley; the measurement and analysis of poverty; "colonias" and economic development; the Maquiladora industry and economic development; border migration and economic development; NAFTA and the economy of the Lower Rio Grande Valley; problems and prospects - a summary.