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Record Nr.

UNINA9910972626203321

Titolo

Mexico : background and issues / / Richard C. Bradley, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hauppauge, N.Y., : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., c2010

ISBN

1-61728-721-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (228 p.)

Collana

Countries, regional studies, trading blocks, unions, world organizations

Altri autori (Persone)

BradleyRichard C

Disciplina

327.73072

Soggetti

Drug traffic - Mexico

United States Foreign relations Mexico

Mexico Foreign relations United States

United States Foreign economic relations Mexico

Mexico Foreign economic relations United States

Mexico Economic conditions

Mexico Strategic aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Mexico-U.S. relations : issues for Congress / Clare Ribando Seelke, Mark P. Sullivan, June S. Beittel -- U.S.-Mexico economic relations : trends, issues, and implications / M. Angeles Villarreal -- Merida Initiative for Mexico and Central America : funding and policy issues / Clare Ribando Seelke -- Mexico's drug-related violence / June S. Beittel -- Mexico's free trade agreements / M. Angeles Villarreal -- NAFTA and the Mexican economy / M. Angeles Villarreal, Marisabel Cid -- Country profile : Mexico / Library of Congress, Federal Research Division -- Country analysis briefs : Mexico / Energy Information Administration.

Sommario/riassunto

The United States and Mexico have a close and complex bilateral relationship, with extensive economic linkages as neighbours and partners under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Bilateral relations are characterised by strong commercial and cultural ties and co-operation on a range of bilateral and international issues. In recent years, security issues have dominated the bilateral agenda, as the United States has supported Mexican President Felipe Calderon's campaign against drug trafficking organisations (DTOs) and organised



crime. This book is an overview on the background, history, economic trends, and current issues facing Mexico today.