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UNINA9910827032603321 |
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Titolo |
The Social Ecology And Economic Development Of Ciudad Juarez / / edited by Gay Young |
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New York, NY : , : Routledge, , 2019 |
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ISBN |
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1-000-23363-4 |
0-429-31457-4 |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xv, 171 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Westview special studies on Latin America and the Caribbean |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Urbanization - Mexico - Ciudad Juárez |
Land use - Mexico - Ciudad Juárez |
Women offshore assembly industry workers - Mexico - Ciudad Juárez - Economic conditions |
Ciudad Juárez (Mexico) Economic conditions |
Ciudad Juárez (Mexico) Social conditions |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- The Development of Ciudad Juárez: Urbanization, Migration, Industrialization -- Patterns of Urban Growth in Ciudad Juárez -- Land Use Structure and the Availability of Services in Ciudad Juárez -- Household Structure and Activity in Ciudad Juárez -- Economic Change and Ideological Lag in Households of Maquila Workers in Ciudad Juárez -- Human Resources and Economic Development in Ciudad Juárez -- The Foreign Orientation of the Ciudad Juárez Economy -- Appendix Juárez Household Survey |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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As the issue of immigration between Mexico and the United States becomes more critical, it is increasingly important that we understand the process of development in Mexico's northern border region. This collection of essays offers an empirical analysis of development in Ciudad Juárez, with an emphasis on the social and spatial contexts in which economic relations occur. The analyses are framed by a general discussion of urbanization, migration, and industrialization, considered in light of the history of Mexico's northern frontier. Contributors recount the city's pattern of urban growth in response to the natural |
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