Mexico in transition: neoliberal globalism, the state and civil society
Mexico in transition: neoliberal globalism, the state and civil society
- London Zed Book 2004
- x, 274 p.
- Globalization and the semi-periphery .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book is a rich source of evidence of what happens to the different sectors of an economy, its people, and natural resources, as neoliberal policies take hold. It covers the effects of globalization on peasants; the impact of neoliberalism on wages, trade unions, and specifically women workers; the emergence of new social movements El BarzHn and the Zapatistas (EZLN); how the environment, especially biodiversity, has become a target for colonization by transnational corporations; the political issue of migration to the United States; and the complicated intersections of economic and political liberalization. It examines the specific impacts of the NAFTA Agreement. It also describes the diverse forms of resistance and challenge offered by civil society(http://us.macmillan.com/mexicointransition/GerardoOtero)
9781842773598
Civil society - Mexico
Social movements - Mexico
Social change - Mexico
Labor policy - Mexico
Mexico - Economic conditions - 1994-
Mexico - Social conditions - 1970
Mexico - Foreign economic
338.972 / M3
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book is a rich source of evidence of what happens to the different sectors of an economy, its people, and natural resources, as neoliberal policies take hold. It covers the effects of globalization on peasants; the impact of neoliberalism on wages, trade unions, and specifically women workers; the emergence of new social movements El BarzHn and the Zapatistas (EZLN); how the environment, especially biodiversity, has become a target for colonization by transnational corporations; the political issue of migration to the United States; and the complicated intersections of economic and political liberalization. It examines the specific impacts of the NAFTA Agreement. It also describes the diverse forms of resistance and challenge offered by civil society(http://us.macmillan.com/mexicointransition/GerardoOtero)
9781842773598
Civil society - Mexico
Social movements - Mexico
Social change - Mexico
Labor policy - Mexico
Mexico - Economic conditions - 1994-
Mexico - Social conditions - 1970
Mexico - Foreign economic
338.972 / M3