Title The politics of dependency : US reliance on Mexican oil and farm labor / Martha Menchaca

Edition First edition Published Austin : University of Texas Press, [2016]

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 234 pages) : illustrations Contents From dependency to codependency -- The politics of oil and national security : the beginning -- US dependency on Mexican farm labor : the development of a structure -- Asymmetrical codependency following crisis periods -- Mexico reopens the oil industry to US investors -- Conclusion. asymmetrical codependency : a functional capitalist relationship -- Appendix A. pemex assessment of Mexico's proven crude oil reserves, 1976 to 2014 -- Appendix B. pemex : total crude oil reserve estimates, 2003 to 2014 Summary "The United States and Mexico trade many commodities, the most important of which are indispensable sources of energy--crude oil and agricultural labor. Mexican oil and workers provide cheap and reliable energy for the United States, while US petro dollars and agricultural jobs supply much-needed income for the Mexican economy. Mexico's economic dependence on the United States is well-known, but The Politics of Dependency makes a compelling case that the United States is also economically dependent on Mexico. Expanding dependency theory beyond the traditional premise that weak countries are dominated by powerful ones, Martha Menchaca investigates how the United States and Mexico have developed an asymmetrical codependency that disproportionally benefits the United States. In particular, she analyzes how US foreign policy was designed to enable the US government to help shape the development of Mexico's oil industry, as well as how migration from Mexico to the United States has been regulated by the US Congress to ensure that American farmers have sufficient labor. This unprecedented dual study of energy sectors that are usually examined in isolation reveals the extent to which the United States has become economically dependent on Mexico, even as it remains the dominant partner in the relationship. It also exposes the long-term effects of the agricultural policies of NAFTA, which led to the unemployment of millions of agricultural workers in Mexico, a large percentage of whom relocated to the United States."--Publisher's description Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-224) and index Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 7, 2016) Subject Petroleum industry and trade -- Mexico Mexican American agricultural laborers -- United States BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Labor. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Labor & Industrial Relations. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General International economic relations Mexican American agricultural laborers Petroleum industry and trade SUBJECT United States -- Foreign economic relations -- Mexico Mexico -- Foreign economic relations -- United States Subject Mexico United States Form Electronic book LC no. 2015037902 ISBN 9781477310007 1477310002 9781477310014 1477310010

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