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Author:

Anderson, Joan B.

Title:

Fifty years of change on the U.S.-Mexico border : growth, development, and quality of life / Joan B. Anderson and James Gerber ; photographs by Lisa Foster.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

University of Texas Press,

Copyright Date:

2008

Description:

viii, 275 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Mexican-American Border Region--Economic conditions.
Mexican-American Border Region--Social conditions.
Labor supply--Mexican-American Border Region.
Migrant labor--Mexican-American Border Region.
Industrial clusters--Mexican-American Border Region.
United States--Commerce--Mexico.
Mexico--Commerce--United States.

Other Authors:

Gerber, James.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-258) and index.

Contents:

Introduction: The United States-Mexico border -- Along the United States-Mexico border -- Population growth and migration -- U.S. border states and border relations -- Trade, investment, and manufacturing -- The environment -- Formal and informal labor -- Income, equity, and poverty -- Living standards -- Human development in the border region -- The future of United States-Mexico border regions -- Notes -- References -- Index.

ISBN:

0292717199 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780292717190 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0292717180 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780292717183 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN:

2007026612

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)