The Enclave Economy: Foreign Investment and Sustainable Development in Mexico's Silicon Valley

by Kevin P. Gallagher and Lyuba Zarsky

Book Overview

Analyzes the extent to which foreign investment in Mexico's information technology sector brought economic, social, and environmental benefits to Guadalajara.

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262072858
• ISBN13: 9780262072854
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.7" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher