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Temple University Press, Philadelphia 19122 Copyright 1998 by Temple University. All rights reserved Published 1998 Printed in the United States of America
The paper used in this book meets the requirements of the American National Standard for Information SciencesPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Staudt, Kathleen A. Free trade? : informal economies at the U.S.-Mexico border / Kathleen Staudt. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-56639-567-4 (cl : alk. paper). ISBN 1-56639-568-2 (pb: alk. paper) 1. Informal sector (Economics)Mexican-American Border Region. 2. IndustriesMexico, North. 3. IndustriesTexas. I. Title. HD2346.U52M497 1998 338.0972'1DC21 97-12414
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Contents
List of Illustrations
vii
Preface and Acknowledgments
ix
Chapter 1 Introduction: Culture, Politics, and Informal Economies at the U.S.Mexico Border
1
Chapter 2 Gazing at Space: Borders, Institutions, Informality, and Political Community
10
Chapter 3 Contextualizing a Border Global City: JurezEl Paso
31
Chapter 4 Finding and Making Work Within and Across Borders: The Informal Underbelly at the Border
58
Chapter 5 Moving Within and Across Borders for Land and Shelter
91
Chapter 6 Getting Public Services: Reflections on Political Community in the Urban Peripheries
111
Chapter 7 Engaging Political Community: Surveillance, Public Accountability, and Seeds Across the Border
132
Chapter 8 Moving from the Border to the Mainstream: Conclusions and Implications
159
Notes
171
Index
207
Page vii
Illustrations
Maps
Map 1 El PasoJurez (the New Paso del Norte)
5
Map 2 Urban Mass: El PasoJurez
43
Map 3 Colonia Locations in El Paso County
92
Map 4 Movement to the New Periphery Colonias
99
Map 5 Informality at the Border: A Policy Map
144
Figures
Figure 1 Self-reported Identities, El Paso, 1992
47
Figure 2 Income Distribution of Formal and Informal Workers, Mexico, 1988
61
Figure 3 Maquila Wages in the New Periphery for Women and Men, Jurez, 1992
62
Figure 4 Process for Granting Licenses to Jurez Vendors Before 1992
67
Figure 5 Ownership of Consumer Goods, El Paso and Jurez, 1992
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