Changing Structure of Mexico: Political, Social, and Economic Prospects, (2d ed).0765614057 Changing structure of Mexico; political, social, and economic prospects, 2d ed. Ed. by Laura Randall. M.E. Sharpe, Inc. 2006 547 pages $34.95 Paperback Columbia University Columbia University, mainly in New York City; founded 1754 as King's College by grant of King George II; first college in New York City, fifth oldest in the United States; one of the eight Ivy League institutions. seminar series HC135 For this new edition of a text examining broad societal changes in Mexico, Randall (emerita e·mer·i·ta adj. Retired but retaining an honorary title corresponding to that held immediately before retirement. Used of a woman: a professor emerita. n. pl. , economics, Hunter College Hunter College: see New York, City University of. of the City U. of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of ) has put together an entirely new collection of 29 papers. The text begins with discussions of ideologies and issues of political consolidation. Papers then look at foreign, economic, regional, tax, monetary, debt, and science and technology policy. Developments in the economic sectors of agriculture, energy, the maquiladoras maquiladoras (mäkē'lädō`räs), Mexican assembly plants that manufacture finished goods for export to the United States. The maquiladoras are generally owned by non-Mexican corporations. , and education are then reviewed. Rural development, groundwater management, and the environment are considered next. The remaining papers discuss legal, political, and social change and consider such topics as the judicial system and human rights, the political participation of women, church and the state, Mexico-US migration, the role of nongovernmental organizations in environmental and human rights policy, and the Mexican labor movement. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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