LEADER 04224nam 2200685 a 450 001 9910782007403321 005 20230207225617.0 010 $a0-292-79468-1 024 7 $a10.7560/717183 035 $a(CKB)1000000000533864 035 $a(OCoLC)234182750 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10245808 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000154614 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11156735 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000154614 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10408033 035 $a(PQKB)11228375 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3443319 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse2185 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3443319 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10245808 035 $a(DE-B1597)588179 035 $a(OCoLC)1286806931 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780292794689 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000533864 100 $a20070628d2008 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFifty years of change on the U.S.-Mexico border$b[electronic resource] $egrowth, development, and quality of life /$fJoan B. Anderson and James Gerber ; photographs by Lisa Foster 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAustin $cUniversity of Texas Press$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (286 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-292-71718-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [245]-258) and index. 327 $aIntroduction: 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. 330 $aThe 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. 606 $aLabor supply$zMexican-American Border Region 606 $aMigrant labor$zMexican-American Border Region 606 $aIndustrial clusters$zMexican-American Border Region 607 $aMexican-American Border Region$xEconomic conditions 607 $aMexican-American Border Region$xSocial conditions 607 $aUnited States$xCommerce$zMexico 607 $aMexico$xCommerce$zUnited States 615 0$aLabor supply 615 0$aMigrant labor 615 0$aIndustrial clusters 676 $a330.972/1 700 $aAnderson$b Joan B$01472202 701 $aGerber$b James$0630234 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910782007403321 996 $aFifty years of change on the U.S.-Mexico border$93684914 997 $aUNINA