Fifty Years of Change on the U.S.-Mexico Border

by Anderson, Joan B.; Gerber, James; Foster, Lisa

• ISBN13: 9780292717190
• ISBN10: 0292717199
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-12-30
• Publisher: Univ of Texas Pr

Summary

With their unique blending of culture, language, and economics, the U.S. and Mexican border regions have experienced rapid demographic and economic growth over the last fifty years. Economically, the border divides countries with one of the world's largest cross-border income gaps. In as symmetrical a manner as possible, this book studies the nature and dynamics of this growth and what it has meant to the lives of dwellers on both sides of the border.

Author Biography

Joan B. Anderson is Professor of Economics at the University of San Diego James Gerber is Director of the Center for Latin American Studies and Professor of Economics at San Diego State University

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction: The United States-Mexico Border	p. 1
Along the United States-Mexico Border	p. 13
Population Growth and Migration	p. 35
U.S. Border States and Border Relations	p. 63
Trade, Investment, and Manufacturing	p. 80
The Environment	p. 103
Formal and Informal Labor	p. 117
Income, Equity, and Poverty	p. 139
Living Standards	p. 161
Human Development in the Border Region	p. 189
The Future of United States-Mexico Border Regions	p. 209
Notes	p. 227
References	p. 245
Index	p. 259
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