The Social Ecology and Economic Development of Ciudad Juarez

ISBN-13: 9780367311285 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 175 str.

Gay Young; Robert H. Schmidt; Oscar J. Martinez

Opis

This book offers an empirical analysis of development in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico's northern border region, with an emphasis on the social and spatial contexts in which economic relations occur. It discusses issues of urbanization, migration, and industrialization in Ciudad Juarez.

Spis treści

Introduction -- The Development of Ciudad Juárez: Urbanization, Migration, Industrialization -- Patterns of Urban Growth in Ciudad Juárez -- Land Use Structure and the Availability of Services in Ciudad Juárez -- Household Structure and Activity in Ciudad Juárez -- Economic Change and Ideological Lag in Households of Maquila Workers in Ciudad Juárez -- Human Resources and Economic Development in Ciudad Juárez -- The Foreign Orientation of the Ciudad Juárez Economy -- Appendix Juárez Household Survey

O autorze

Gay Young is assistant professor of sociology at The University of Texas at El Paso.