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The Politics of Dependency: US Reliance on Mexican Oil and Farm Labor
Martha Menchaca
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Description for The Politics of Dependency: US Reliance on Mexican Oil and Farm Labor
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN; JPSN; KCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 238 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
The United States and Mexico trade many commodities, the most important of which are indispensable sources of energy-crude oil and agricultural labor. Mexican oil and workers provide cheap and reliable energy for the United States, while US petro dollars and agricultural jobs supply much-needed income for the Mexican economy. Mexico's economic dependence on the United States is well-known, but The Politics of Dependency makes a compelling case that the United States is also economically dependent on Mexico. Expanding dependency theory beyond the traditional premise that weak countries are dominated by powerful ones, Martha Menchaca investigates ... Read more
The United States and Mexico trade many commodities, the most important of which are indispensable sources of energy-crude oil and agricultural labor. Mexican oil and workers provide cheap and reliable energy for the United States, while US petro dollars and agricultural jobs supply much-needed income for the Mexican economy. Mexico's economic dependence on the United States is well-known, but The Politics of Dependency makes a compelling case that the United States is also economically dependent on Mexico. Expanding dependency theory beyond the traditional premise that weak countries are dominated by powerful ones, Martha Menchaca investigates ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Austin, TX, United States
ISBN
9781477309407
SKU
V9781477309407
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99-1
About Martha Menchaca
Martha Menchaca is a professor of anthropology at the University of Texas at Austin. Her previous books include Naturalizing Mexican Immigrants: A Texas History, which received the 2013 Book Award from the National Association of Chicana and Chicano Studies and was honored as an Outstanding Academic Book by Choice magazine.
Reviews for The Politics of Dependency: US Reliance on Mexican Oil and Farm Labor
This very interesting book advances our understanding of the way developing nations and wealthy nations depend on each other. Menchaca carefully surveys dependency studies that explain how wealthy nations exercise power over developing nations.
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