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Book Synopsis
Through an unprecedented analysis of two crucial energy sectors, this book illuminates the economic and political factors that caused the United States and Mexico to develop an asymmetrical codependency that disproportionally benefits the United States.

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"This very interesting book advances our understanding of the way developing nations and wealthy nations depend on each other. Menchaca carefully surveys dependency studies that explain how wealthy nations exercise power over developing nations." * Choice *

Table of Contents
  • List of Tables
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 1. From Dependency to Codependency
  • Chapter 2. The Politics of Oil and National Security: The Beginning
  • Chapter 3. US Dependency on Mexican Farm Labor: The Development of a Structure
  • Chapter 4. Asymmetrical Codependency following Crisis Periods
  • Chapter 5. 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
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

The Politics of Dependency

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      Publisher University of Texas Press
      Published 14 June 2016
      ISBN-13 9781477309995
      978-1477309995
      ISBN-10 1477309993
      Also in:
      International business Migration, immigration and emigration

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Through an unprecedented analysis of two crucial energy sectors, this book illuminates the economic and political factors that caused the United States and Mexico to develop an asymmetrical codependency that disproportionally benefits the United States.

      Trade Review
      "This very interesting book advances our understanding of the way developing nations and wealthy nations depend on each other. Menchaca carefully surveys dependency studies that explain how wealthy nations exercise power over developing nations." * Choice *

      Table of Contents
      • List of Tables
      • List of Abbreviations
      • Preface
      • Acknowledgments
      • Chapter 1. From Dependency to Codependency
      • Chapter 2. The Politics of Oil and National Security: The Beginning
      • Chapter 3. US Dependency on Mexican Farm Labor: The Development of a Structure
      • Chapter 4. Asymmetrical Codependency following Crisis Periods
      • Chapter 5. 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
      • Notes
      • Bibliography
      • Index

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