Intro -- INTERNATIONAL TRADE RELATIONS OF MEXICO: A WINDOW TO THE WORLD -- INTERNATIONAL TRADE RELATIONS OF MEXICO: A WINDOW TO THE WORLD -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- References -- Chapter 1 INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS AND TRADE COMPETITIVENESS IN LATIN AMERICA: A CHRONOLOGICAL ANALYSIS...

This work examines the responses of unions and workers to regional integration and restructuring in the automobile industry in North and Central America. The focus is on the automobile industry in Mexico, which, because of its size and importance, is viewed as a strategic sector of the Mexican...

Structured to meet employers' needs for low-wage farm workers, the well-known Bracero Program recruited thousands of Mexicans to perform physical labor in the United States between 1942 and 1964 in exchange for remittances sent back to Mexico. As partners and family members were dispersed across...

A comprehensive introduction to the important economic, social and political processes and development issues in this extremely popular region. The Central American nations and those of the Caribbean (including Guyana, Surinam and French Guiana on the mainland) share many historical processes as...

Most labor and migration studies classify migrants with limited formal education or credentials as ""unskilled."" Despite the value of migrants' work experiences and the substantial technical and interpersonal skills developed throughout their lives, the labor-market contributions of these...

Mexico is reinventing itself. It is moving toward a more tolerant, global, market oriented, and democratic society. This new edition of ""Changing Structure of Mexico"" is a comprehensive and up-to-date presentation of Mexico's political, social, and economic issues. All chapters have been...

DEMANDING DEVALUATION -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. A Conditional Preference Theory of Undervalued Exchange Rates -- 2. Cross-Country Patterns in Exchange Rate Policy and Preferences -- 3. Why China Undervalues...

Cover -- Half-Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Innovation Systems: From Classic Models to Those Linked to Economic Development -- 1.1. NISs: relevant approaches -- 1.1.1. NISs and conceptual flexibility -- 1.1.2. Common characteristics of NISs -- 1.2. NISs...

In this comparative work, Dorothy J. Solinger examines the effects of global markets on the domestic politics of major states, emphasizing the tensions and compromises between the working class and their political leaders in the face globalization.