Original scientific paper

The Untied States-Mexico Borderland: "Where North Meets South" or "Marriage of Convenience"

Vera Koči-Pavlaković

Abstract

This article summarizes the demographic characteristics of the United States-Mexico borderlands, outlines the role of the maquiles (assembly) industry as the cornerstone of an ongoing regional economic integration, highlights its implications for the crossborder dependency and points to new developments under the North American Free Trade Agreement. Reference is made to a unique attempt at transborder economic development planning process under the auspices of goverments of Arizona, U.S.A., and Sonora, Mexico.

Keywords

maquila industrija (industrija za sastavljanje komponenata); prekogranična međuovisnost; regionalna ekonomska integracija; Sjevernoamerički ugovor o slobodnoj trgovini; prekogranična suradnja

Hrčak ID:

63854

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/63854

Publication date:

1.12.1994.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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