Richard Krooth

Mexico, NAFTA and the Hardships of Progress

Historical Patterns and Shifting Methods of Oppression

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Produktbeschreibung

Since the 16th century, Mexico has in many ways been held captive by outsiders. In the modern era, outsiders have most often made their impact through control of the Mexican economy and helping to establish a ruling elite while millions of ordinary citizens face abject poverty. With the advent of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Mexico's leadership predicted a new wave of economic progress in the country. However, a devaluation of the peso showed that the Mexican economy was as problematical as before. This work first examines the sociopolitical history of the country, and how the events of the past continue to influence the government's policies. Mexico's post-NAFTA future is then explored, with particular emphasis placed on how economic policy could evolve in a period of free trade. A 2013 postscript concludes the work.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 404
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Mai 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 653g
• ISBN-13: 9780786476053
• ISBN-10: 0786476052
• Artikelnr.: 37147830

Autorenporträt

Richard Krooth lives in Berkeley, California.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Preface      Introduction      Part I
A Portrait of Mexico Past&      1 From Inquisition to Independence      2 From Empire to the War of Reform      Part II
Return to the Past&      3 Revolution, Independence, and Imperial Impositions      Part III
Looking Forward: Old Ways, New Means&      4 Nationalism, Development, and Foreign Influence in the Late 1920s and the 1930s      5 Nationalism and Industrial Reform in the 1930s      6 Nationalization and Imperial Oil      7 A Historic Breakthrough      Part IV
From the Status Quo Ante to the Policy of Progress&      8 Mexico's Historic Transformation      9 The Policy of Progress I: The Lost Half-Century, 1940-94      10 The Policy of Progress II: Reconquest and Proletarianization of the Land      Part V
From the Old Status Quo to a New Order&      11 Domestic Reorganization and the Emergent Zone of Influence      12 Free Trade and the Great U.S. Transformation      13 NAFTA: A Divisive Pact      14 The New Sphere of Influence      15 Political Boundaries, Unified Economy, and Maquiladoras      16 In the Domain of Each Nation      Part VI
Steps to Mexico's Future      17 Democracy Led by a Few: Government Frame for the New Order      18 The War on Civil Society      19 Mexico in the Twenty-first Century      Postscript (2013)      Notes      Bibliography      Index