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Author:

Richardson, Chad, 1943-

Title:

The informal and underground economy of the South Texas border / by Chad Richardson and Michael J. Pisani.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

University of Texas Press,

Copyright Date:

c2012

Description:

xv, 335 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Informal sector (Economics)--Texas.
Informal sector (Economics)--Mexican-American Border Region.
Labor--Texas.
Labor--Mexican-American Border Region.
Crime--Texas.
Crime--Mexican-American Border Region.
Texas--Economic conditions.
Mexican-American Border Region--Economic conditions.

Other Authors:

Pisani, Michael J., 1962-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-323) and index.

Contents:

Culture, structure and the South Texas/Northern Mexico border economy -- Underground economic activities -- Informal economic activities -- Informality and undocumented workers -- Informal cross-border trade -- Border colonias: informality in housing -- The informal health care economy -- Family and welfare informality.

Series:

Jack and Doris Smothers series in Texas history, life, and culture ; number thirty-six

ISBN:

029273929X (e-book)
9780292739291 (e-book)
0292739273 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780292739277 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)767825041

LCCN:

2011048580

Locations:

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