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Category : Border Governors Conference
Languages : en
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XVI Border Governors' Conference
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Languages : en
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The United States and Mexico
Author: Jorge I. DomínguezPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113531344X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
By sharing one of the longest land borders in the world, the United States and Mexico will always have a special relationship. In the early twenty-first century, they are as important to one another as ever before with a vital trade partnership and often-tense migration positions. The ideal introduction to U.S.-Mexican relations, this book moves from conflicts all through the nineteenth century up to contemporary democratic elections in Mexico. Domínguez and Fernández de Castro deftly trace the path of the relationship between these North American neighbors from bloody conflicts to (wary) partnership. By covering immigration, drug trafficking, NAFTA, democracy, environmental problems, and economic instability, the second edition of The United States and Mexico provides a thorough look back and an informed vision of the future.
Border Economies
Author: James GerberPublisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 0816552711
Category : Mexican-American Border Region
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
"Using a combination of economic history and economic analysis, the work explores how the location of U.S. and Mexican communities on the border are shaped by forces that originate on the other side"--
This Sovereign Land
Author: Daniel KemmisPublisher: Island Press
ISBN: 161091113X
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
In the eight states of the interior West (Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming), 260 million acres -- more than 48 percent of the land base -- are owned by the federal government and managed by its Washington, D.C.-based agencies. Like many other peoples throughout history who have bristled under the controlling hand of a remote government, westerners have long nursed a deep resentment toward our nation's capital. Rumblings of revolution have stirred for decades, bolstered in recent years by increasing evidence of the impossibility of a distant, centralized government successfully managing the West's widespread and far-flung lands. In This Sovereign Land, Daniel Kemmis offers a radical new proposal for giving the West control over its land. Unlike those who wish to privatize the public lands and let market forces decide their fate, Kemmis, a leading western Democrat and committed environmentalist, argues for keeping the public lands public, but for shifting jurisdiction over them from nation to region. In place of the current centralized management, he offers a regional approach that takes into account natural topographical and ecological features, and brings together local residents with a vested interest in ensuring the sustainability of their communities. In effect, Kemmis carries to their logical conclusion the recommendations about how the West should be governed made by John Wesley Powell more than a century ago. Throughout, Kemmis argues that the West no longer needs to be protected against itself by a paternalistic system and makes a compelling case that the time has come for the region to claim sovereignty over its own landscape. This Sovereign Land provides a provocative opening to a much-needed discussion about how democracy and ecological sustainability can go hand in hand, and will be essential reading for anyone interested in the West and western issues, as well as for all those concerned with place-based conservation, public lands management, bioregionalism, or related topics.
Canadian and Mexican Security in the New North America
Author: Jordi DiezPublisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773585648
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 151
Book Description
North American relations have undergone profound changes over the last 15 years. NAFTA not only created the biggest trading bloc in the world; it was also a catalyst in the conceptualization of the continent as an integrated region. Whereas, prior to 9/11 relations remained primarily at the economic level, the attacks on the U.S. unleashed a new dynamic in North American relations that has seen a significant increase in cooperation in a large number of areas, including security. It remains to be seen whether a new security perimeter encompassing the three countries will emerge. But momentum toward greater collaboration and further integration appears to be afoot. Because of the enormous economic dependence on their mutual neighbour, both Canada and Mexico will need to cooperate with the U .S. on security matters given its importance since 9/11. Ongoing analysis of the evolution of security relations in North America and the impact on Mexico and Canada will therefore not only be likely to continue, but will be necessary. This book aims to contribute to this endeavour.
State Government News
Author: Iowa and War
Author: Benjamin Franklin ShambaughPublisher:
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Category : Iowa
Languages : en
Pages : 800
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Public Affairs Information Service Bulletin
Author: Bulletin of the Public Affairs Information Service
Author: Public Affairs Information ServicePublisher:
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Category : Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 528
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Profile of Western North America
Author: Philip M. BurgessPublisher: Golden, Colo. : North American Press
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Offers comparative statistical charts with detailed analyses that cover twenty-three western U.S. states, the Canadian provinces (with emphasis on the four western provinces), all thirty-one Mexican states, and each country as a whole.