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Książka Enclave Economy Kevin P. Gallagher

Enclave Economy

Foreign Investment and Sustainable Development in Mexico's Silicon Valley

Autor: Kevin P. Gallagher, Lyuba Zarsky
Język: Angielski
Oprawa: Twarda
Wydawca: MIT Press Ltd
Dostępność: 50 % szansa
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Foreign investment has been widely perceived as a panacea for developing countries--as a way to redu...

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Autor
Kevin P. Gallagher, Lyuba Zarsky
Język
Angielski
Oprawa
Książka - Twarda
Data wydania
2007
strony
224
EAN
9780262072854
ISBN
0262072858
Enbook ID
04560849
Wydawca
MIT Press Ltd
Waga
454
Wymiary
152 x 229 x 17

Pełny opis

Foreign investment has been widely perceived as a panacea for developing countries--as a way to reduce poverty and kick-start sustainable modern industries. The Enclave Economy calls this prescription into question, showing that Mexico's post-NAFTA experience of foreign direct investment in its information technology sector, particularly in the Guadalajara region, did not result in the expected benefits. Charting the rise and fall of Mexico's "Silicon Valley," the authors explore issues that resonate through much of Latin America and the developing world: the social, economic, and environmental effects of market-driven globalization. In the 1990s, Mexico was a poster child for globalization, throwing open its borders to trade and foreign investment, embracing NAFTA, and ending the government's role in strengthening domestic industry. But The Enclave Economy shows that although Mexico was initially successful in attracting multinational corporations, foreign investments waned in the absence of active government support and as China became increasingly competitive. Moreover, the authors find that foreign investment created an "enclave economy" the benefits of which were confined to an international sector not connected to the wider Mexican economy. In fact, foreign investment put many local IT firms out of business and transferred only limited amounts of environmentally sound technology. The authors suggest policies and strategies that will enable Mexico and other developing countries to foster foreign investment for sustainable development in the future. Kevin P. Gallagher is Assistant Professor of International Relations at Boston University and Senior Researcher at the Global Development and Environment Institute at Tufts University. He is the author of Free Trade and the Environment: Mexico, NAFTA, and Beyond and other books. Lyuba Zarsky is a Consultant and Senior Research Fellow at the Global Development and Environment Institute. She is a contributing editor of Investment for Sustainable Development: Balancing Rights and Rewards.

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