{"product_id":"exports-and-local-development","title":"Exports and Local Development","description":"\u003cp\u003eMexico's export assembly industry has been the object of an intensely polarized debate. While some observers laud the \u003ci\u003emaquiladora\u003c\/i\u003e industry as a source of much-needed employment and foreign exchange for Mexico, others berate it as a vehicle for exploitation and pollution. \u003ci\u003eExports and Local Development\u003c\/i\u003e attempts to transcend the dichotomy by taking a practical look at how this export industry could be better utilized to promote local development.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing data gathered from a field survey of more than seventy \u003ci\u003emaquiladora\u003c\/i\u003e plants, Patricia A. Wilson compares the Mexican industry with its more successful Asian counterparts to determine how policy initiatives might help Mexico use local linkages to tap the potential of both local and foreign-owned assembly plants.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe study grounds its analysis of the \u003ci\u003emaquiladora\u003c\/i\u003e industry in leading-edge issues including the rise of free trade, changing corporate sourcing strategies, the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing, the Japanese challenge, the spread of flexible technology and management methods, the impacts of export-led development strategies, the importance of business networking, and the role of small business. It will be of interest to a wide audience in international business, economic development planning, public policy, and economic geography.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Univ of Chicago behalf of University of Texas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52649261236591,"sku":"9780292790742","price":173.76,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0921\/9384\/9711\/files\/0292790740.jpg?v=1770646135","url":"https:\/\/internacional.umlivro.com.br\/products\/exports-and-local-development","provider":"UmLivro Internacional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}