The Mexican contribution to restructuring US capitalism: NAFTA as an instrument of flexible accumulation

Critique of Anthropology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 279-296

  Gledhill, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anti immigrant legislation; Globalization; Mexico US relations; Migrant sociality; NAFTA; Neoliberal politics; Transnationalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032343925     PISSN: 0308275X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0308275X9801800304     Document Type: Article

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