Drawing lines in sand and snow : border security and North American economic integration /

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Condon, Bradly J.
Otros Autores: Sinha, Tapen
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, ©2003.
Temas:
Free trade > North America.
Border security > North America.
Border security > United States.
Noncitizens > United States.
Border patrols > United States.
Capital movements > North America.
Illegal immigration > United States.
Libre-échange > Amérique du Nord.
Sécurité frontalière > Amérique du Nord.
Sécurité frontalière > États-Unis.
Immigrants clandestins > États-Unis.
Police de la frontière > États-Unis.
Mouvements de capitaux > Amérique du Nord.
Immigration clandestine > États-Unis.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > International > Economics.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > International > General.
Illegal immigration
Border patrols
Border security
Capital movements
Free trade
Noncitizens
International economic integration
International economic relations
Economische integratie.
Veiligheidspolitiek.
Grenscontrole.
North America > Economic integration.
North America > Foreign economic relations.
Amérique du Nord > Intégration économique.
Amérique du Nord > Relations économiques extérieures.
North America
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Bordering on the USA : the political economy of North American integration
  • Karma Company : the NAFTA region in a historical context
  • Howdy, neighbor! The NAFTA dynamic
  • On the CUSP of deeper integration : border talks before September 11
  • "Staunch ally" versus "fair weather friend" : perceptions after September 11
  • Northern exposure : from Cold War allies to terror war allies
  • The Southern blues : hard cases need better policies
  • 'Nsync : bilateral border initiatives
  • A matter of opinion : opinion pools about NAFTA
  • Conclusion
  • 2. Get me to the plant on time : delivering the goods in an integrated economy
  • What's in it for me : why countries trade
  • Naked facts : intraregional trade in NAFTA
  • Zooming in : convergence in manufacturing
  • Planes, trains, and automobiles : efficiency in transportation systems
  • Bridge over troubled waters : investing in borders
  • From just-in-time to just-in-case : the cost of security
  • Trojan boxes : shipping containers and security
  • Keep on trucking : Mexican access to U.S. highways
  • Highway robbery : hijacking the national security debate
  • The not-so-great barrier : implications for business
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix 2.1. Ports in a storm : plugged passageways on the West coast
  • Appendix 2.2. Cyanara security : the terrifying tale of the missing Mexican truck
  • 3. Do you know the way to San Jose? : integrating labor markets and securing borders
  • Crossing the line : people flows
  • Line in the snow : the Canada-United States border
  • Waive good-bye : United States-Canada visa coordination
  • Line in the sand : the Mexico-United States border
  • Still waters run deep : efforts to stem the flow
  • Security blankets : labor mobility and social security
  • White-collar windows : NAFTA visas in the United States
  • Rising dough : business implications of labor mobility
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix 3.1. Kissing cousins : policing the 49th parallel
  • Appendix 3.2. Illegal in the USA : conspiracies, pepper spray, and a Hollywood script.
  • 4. Doing the laundry : cross-border capital movements
  • Let it flow : NAFTA and barriers to capital flows
  • Dirty money : capital flows and security
  • Dollars, dollars, everywhere : the prospects for a common currency
  • The aliens are coming : foreign direct investment
  • The color of money : remittances as a source of Mexican capital
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix 4.1. Freezing their assets off : terrorist financing
  • Appendix 4.2. Baby, you can drive my car : Mexico's assembly plants
  • Appendix 4.3. Ironclad guarantees : metalclad in Mexico
  • 5. Invisible elephants : corruption and cooperation
  • The nature of things : defining corruption
  • The jet set : international suppliers and demanders
  • The girl next door : domestic suppliers and demanders
  • Tales from the corrupt : Mexican cases
  • Crime and punishment : the big picture in Mexico
  • Your money is my money : privatization in Mexico
  • I'll show you mine : comparing corruption
  • But curiously, folks, : Mexican perceptions
  • Changing channels : fixing domestic corruption
  • Carcinogenic culture : corruption and the rule of law
  • Greasing the big wheels : bribery laws in the NAFTA countries
  • The $64,000 toilet seat : government procurement in NAFTA
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix 5.1. Kidnapping, Mexican style : Thalía and her sisters
  • Appendix 5.2. Subnational shenanigans and other trilateral affairs
  • Appendix 5.3. The CNI drama : a very hostile takeover
  • 6. Three's company : NAFTA as a bloc
  • Three-country circus : hoops for businesses
  • It's the money, honey : cost of doing business in NAFTA
  • The insecurity complex : security and border management
  • The right stuff : striking a balance
  • Along came a spider : weaving a seamless web
  • Winds of change : drawing lines in sand and snow
  • Conclusion.

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