Thirty years of Mexican maquiladoras -- Dualism or heterogeneity in maquiladoras -- Implications of economic restructuring for regional development -- NAFTA's effect on the Western industrial corridor -- The Nogales, Sonora, area as a research site -- Why study transport-equipment maquiladoras?...

This comparative study examines the processes of development and the configurations of export industries in northern Morocco and on the northern border of Mexico. As the contributors explore the similar characteristics of these two borders, they also examine how the global economy circulates...

This article assesses the shape of industrial growth at the western end of the US-Mexican border, analysing the degree to which globalization has diminished and/or restructured this international division. Baja California's connection to external economies is highly variable in tourism,...

This article analyzes a relatively new stream of labor migrants from Mexico to the US, those who have worked in export-processing industries, or maquiladoras, in Mexico before or at the same time as crossing the border to work. The focus is on what kind of migrants they are, addressing how those...