The Politics of Dependency: US Reliance on Mexican Oil and Farm Labor

by Martha Menchaca

The United States and Mexico trade many commodities, the most important of which are indispensable sources of energy--crude oil and agricultural labor. Mexican oil and workers provide cheap and reliable energy for the United States, while US petro dollars and agricultural jobs supply much-needed income for the Mexican economy. Mexico's economic dependence on the United States is well-known, but The Politics of Dependency makes a compelling...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1477309403
• ISBN13: 9781477309407
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.1"