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Desert Capitalism

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Author : Kathryn Kopinak
language : en
Publisher: Black Rose
Release Date : 1997

Desert Capitalism written by Kathryn Kopinak and has been published by Black Rose this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Business & Economics categories.

Describes the economic role of the maquiladoras (known, for short, as maquilas), companies at Mexico's northern border that import materials in order to transform and re-export them. Focuses on labour and working conditions in transport equipment maquilas in the area around Nogales, Sonora.

Desert Capitalism

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Author : Kathryn Kopinak
language : en
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Release Date : 1996

Desert Capitalism written by Kathryn Kopinak and has been published by University of Arizona Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Political Science categories.

Progress does not come easily to the maquiladoras. These foreign-owned assembly plants have moved southward from the border into Sonora and Chihuahua, giving rise to the concept of "desert capitalism." However, the plants have not necessarily brought about the improvements in the lives of workers that had been so hopefully expected. Sociologist Kathryn Kopinak here examines the maquiladora industry in Nogales, Sonora, and explores various questions concerning how it is changing with NAFTA and other attempts at regional integration. Focusing on the auto-parts industry, Kopinak observes that few maquiladoras have taken steps toward more sophisticated technology and innovative labor practices anticipated by the "second wave" hypothesis of modernization. She argues instead that the apparent advances have not benefitted the overwhelming majority of Mexican employees by increasing their wages or involving them in the workplace. Women workers in particular are segmented at the bottom of the job ladder. Kopinak provides information on facilities in both Nogales and the town of Imuris to offer a balanced perspective on border and inland maquiladoras. Desert Capitalism draws on interviews with workers about their daily lives in both their home and adopted communities and on interviews with Mexican and U.S. plant managers. Community surveys, newspaper advertisements, and government records are other important sources of data. It also reviews and synthesizes literature published only in Spanish and utilizes creative quantitative statistical techniques. The book thus marks a significant study of people's lives that seeks to contribute to the understanding of ongoing continental economic reorganization, and it holds important lessons for scholars of economics, anthropology, political science, history, sociology, women's studies, and regional planning.

Capitalism

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988

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European Review Of Latin American And Caribbean Studies

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998

European Review Of Latin American And Caribbean Studies written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Caribbean Area categories.

Contemporary Authors

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Author : Scot Peacock
language : en
Publisher: Contemporary Authors
Release Date : 1998-10

Contemporary Authors written by Scot Peacock and has been published by Contemporary Authors this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-10 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

Your students and users will find biographical information on approximately 300 modern writers in this volume of Contemporary Authors(R). Authors in this volume include: Diane Arbus Nina Kiriki Hoffman Michael Moore

Capitalism S World Disorder

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Author : Jack Barnes
language : en
Publisher: Pathfinder Press (NY)
Release Date : 1999

Capitalism S World Disorder written by Jack Barnes and has been published by Pathfinder Press (NY) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Political Science categories.

This may be the only millennium title on bookstore shelves today whose purpose is not to mystify and obscure but to reveal and clarify. The social devastation, financial panics, political turmoil, and military assaults accelerating all around us are not chaos. They are the inevitable product of lawful and understandable forces unleashed by capitalism. But the future capitalism has in store for us is not inevitable. It can be changed by the timely solidarity, courageous action, and united struggle of workers and farmers conscious of their power to transform the world. That is what this book has been written to bring closer.

Annual Editions

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997

Annual Editions written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Sociology categories.

Vols. for 80/81- include a study guide.

Global Corporations And Sovereign Nations

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Author : David J. Saari
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 1999-05-30

Global Corporations And Sovereign Nations written by David J. Saari and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-05-30 with Business & Economics categories.

Should 185 sovereign nations allow 750 giant corporations to invest corporate profits as they alone see fit, or must public authority be mobilized to protect public interest by reining in these economic behemoths as they roam the global markets? By integrating many fields of knowledge and bringing to bear their disparate viewpoints, Dr. Saari makes his own viewpoint clear: The people did not elect investment bankers and CEOs, and neither group represents the people and the public interest. His book is a compelling argument for offering others a place at the table and for giving them a voice in deciding how billions in world currencies should be spent or invested. Comprehensive, multidisciplinary, empirical and analytical, Dr. Saari gives a coherent, reliable examination of the many pressure points between globalizing corporations and the nations in which they are embedded (and to which perhaps they should be indebted). Dr. Saari's exploration takes into account a variety of eactors: popular national sovereignty, the variable definitions of capitalism, clashing views on the need for foreign trade, corporate practices like labor downsizing in home nations and their growing labor, tax, and regulatory problems. He makes three key points: (1) Regulated capitalism by nations is a viable public control system to shape the investment choices of giant corporations in such a way as to include the public interest; (2) Popular sovereignty in a democratic society directs all subunits of that society. Corporations must be separate from the state and subordinate to it; and (3) Most nation-states need to cooperate more fully to regulate, in a globally coordinated way, the global actions of giant coporations, especially with regard to decisions on direct foreign capital investment. Meticulously documented, with a comprehensive bibliography and two important appendices, Dr. Saari's book is essential for scholars and students in a wide range of academic disciplines, and for their colleagues in policy making capacities throughout government and the world's growing and ever more global corporations.

The Tailor

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1898

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Annual Editions

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Author : Kurt Finsterbusch
language : en
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Dushkin
Release Date : 1997

Annual Editions written by Kurt Finsterbusch and has been published by McGraw-Hill/Dushkin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Science categories.