Fronteras No Mas: Toward Social Justice at the US Mexican BorderFronteras No Mas examines the range of officials, non-government organizations, networks and remaining organizational vacuums that span the U.S. - Mexico border. Since NAFTA, more binational institutions and policies have emerged around the environment, business, and the labor force. This 'institutional shroud' facilitates the growth of civil society, yet cross-border organizing remains a challenging and complex version of local politics. Residents live and work within a region of vast economic inequalities and markedly different governments. The authors offer a civic blueprint on ways to enhance cooperation, given the almost certain future of increased interdependence in this North American space. |
Contents
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The Two Faces of Personalism | 19 |
Political Institutions NGOs and Accountability in the Borderlands | 39 |
National Sovereignty and Environmental NGOs | 67 |
An Institutional Model for Labor Unions and NGOs? 107 | 106 |
Human Rights and Human Wrongs | 133 |
Toward Social Justice in the North American Community | 167 |
Notes 177 | 185 |
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Fronteras No Mas: Toward Social Justice at the US Mexican Border Kathleen Staudt,I. Coronado No preview available - 2003 |
Fronteras No Mas: Toward Social Justice at the US Mexican Border Kathleen Staudt,I. Coronado No preview available - 2003 |
Fronteras No Mas: Toward Social Justice at the US Mexican Border Kathleen Staudt,I. Coronado No preview available - 2003 |
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