Drawing Lines in Sand and Snow : Border Security and North American Economic Integration.

Drawing Lines in Sand and Snow : Border Security and North American Economic Integration.

This important book addresses the major issues facing the North American continent: security, economic integration, border management, corruption, and undocumented migration.-adapted from Ebook Central description.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Condon
Other Authors: Sinha, Tapen
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Armonk : Taylor and Francis, 2001.
Subjects:
Free trade > North America.
Border security > North America.
Border security > United States.
Border patrols > United States.
Capital movements > North America.
Noncitizens > United States.
Illegal immigration > United States.
Noncitizens
Illegal immigration
Border patrols
Border security
Capital movements
Free trade
International economic integration
International economic relations
North America > Economic integration.
North America > Foreign economic relations.
North America
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Tables and Figures; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 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 Polls 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 BusinessConclusion; 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 StatesRising 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.
  • ConclusionAppendix 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.

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