Overview
Presents a detailed explanation of the evolution of the Mexican manufacturing sector following trade liberalization
Revitalizes the structuralist economic perspective for Latin American development theory
Provides an alternative perspective of the effects of trade liberalization on the structural transformations, efficiency levels, and competitiveness of the Mexican manufacturing industry
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This volume discusses the development of the Mexican manufacturing sector during the NAFTA era. This book pursues several objectives simultaneously. Firstly, it gives continuity to and revitalizes the structuralist economic perspective and debate proposed by Latin American development theory. Secondly, it analyzes the trend of structural heterogeneity in Mexico from 1994-2008 using the manufacturing sector as a case study. Lastly, it uses methodologies established by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) to provide an in-depth statistical evaluation of the effects of economic liberalization on structural change, labor productivity, production concentration, and dynamic competitiveness in the main industries of the sector: food, beverages, and tobacco; textiles and apparel; chemistry; electromechanics.
Providing historical context for the evolution of Mexico’s economy after trade liberalization, this volume will be of interest to students, scholars, and researchers of industrial economics, economic development, Latin-American studies, developing studies, international economics, international relations, political science, and economic geography.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Raúl Vázquez López is a senior researcher at the Institute of Economic Research at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. His research focuses on the topics of industrial competitiveness, labor productivity, economic development and international trade in developing countries.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: NAFTA and the Mexican Manufacturing Sector
Book Subtitle: Structural Change and Competitiveness
Authors: Raúl Vázquez-López
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55265-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-55264-0Published: 15 September 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-55267-1Published: 16 September 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-55265-7Published: 14 September 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VI, 113
Number of Illustrations: 16 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: Development Economics, Economics, general, International Economics