04224nam 2200685 a 450 991078200740332120230207225617.00-292-79468-110.7560/717183(CKB)1000000000533864(OCoLC)234182750(CaPaEBR)ebrary10245808(SSID)ssj0000154614(PQKBManifestationID)11156735(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000154614(PQKBWorkID)10408033(PQKB)11228375(MiAaPQ)EBC3443319(MdBmJHUP)muse2185(Au-PeEL)EBL3443319(CaPaEBR)ebr10245808(DE-B1597)588179(OCoLC)1286806931(DE-B1597)9780292794689(EXLCZ)99100000000053386420070628d2008 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrFifty years of change on the U.S.-Mexico border[electronic resource] growth, development, and quality of life /Joan B. Anderson and James Gerber ; photographs by Lisa Foster1st ed.Austin University of Texas Press20081 online resource (286 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-292-71718-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-258) and index.Introduction: The United States-Mexico border -- Along the United States-Mexico border -- Population growth and migration -- U.S. border states and border relations -- Trade, investment, and manufacturing -- The environment -- Formal and informal labor -- Income, equity, and poverty -- Living standards -- Human development in the border region -- The future of United States-Mexico border regions -- Notes -- References -- Index.The U.S. and Mexican border regions have experienced rapid demographic and economic growth over the last fifty years. In this analysis, Joan Anderson and James Gerber offer a new perspective on the changes and tensions pulling at the border from both sides through a discussion of cross-border economic issues and thorough analytical research that examines not only the dramatic demographic and economic growth of the region, but also shifts in living standards, the changing political climate, and environmental pressures, as well as how these affect the lives of people in the border region. Creating what they term a Border Human Development Index, the authors rank the quality of life for every U.S. county and Mexican municipio that touches the 2,000-mile border. Using data from six U.S. and Mexican censuses, the book adeptly illustrates disparities in various aspects of economic development between the two countries over the last six decades. Anderson and Gerber make the material accessible and compelling by drawing an evocative picture of how similar the communities on either side of the border are culturally, yet how divided they are economically. The authors bring a heightened level of insight to border issues not just for academics but also for general readers. The book will be of particular value to individuals interested in how the border between the two countries shapes the debates on quality of life, industrial growth, immigration, cross-border integration, and economic and social development.Labor supplyMexican-American Border RegionMigrant laborMexican-American Border RegionIndustrial clustersMexican-American Border RegionMexican-American Border RegionEconomic conditionsMexican-American Border RegionSocial conditionsUnited StatesCommerceMexicoMexicoCommerceUnited StatesLabor supplyMigrant laborIndustrial clusters330.972/1Anderson Joan B1472202Gerber James630234MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782007403321Fifty years of change on the U.S.-Mexico border3684914UNINA