Mexico, NAFTA and the Hardships of Progress Historical Patterns and Shifting Methods of Oppression
Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
Richard Krooth lives in Berkeley, California.“a very useful discussion and history of capital and labor relations in the two countries”—<i>Choice</i>.
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.
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