Assembling for Development: The Maquila Industry in Mexico and the United States

Assembling for Development: The Maquila Industry in Mexico and the United States
ISBN-10
113685665X
ISBN-13
9781136856655
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
272
Language
English
Published
2013-05-13
Publisher
Routledge
Author
Leslie Sklair

Description

First published in 1989, this book focuses upon the phenomenon of export-led industrialisation fuelled by foreign investment and technology. He concentrates on Mexico, where US companies have been taking advantage of inexpensive labour to establish "maquila" factories that assemble US parts for export. Through this detailed study of the maquila industry, Sklair charts the progress from the political imperialism of colonial days to the economic imperialism of today.

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