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  • Nature's Frontiers

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  • Border Economies

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    Series series Environment and Sustainable Development
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  • Fifty Years of Change on the U.S.-Mexico Border

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    Winner, Book Award, Associaton for Borderland Studies, 2008The U.S. and Mexican border regions have experienced rapid demographic and economic growth over the last fifty years. In this analysis, Joan Anderson and James Gerber offer a new perspective on the changes and tensions pulling at the border from both sides through a discussion of cross-border economic issues and thorough analytical ... Leer más

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    Border Economies

    Cities Bridging the U.S.-Mexico Divide

    de James Gerber ...
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    The border between the United States and Mexico is one of the most unique and complex regions of the world. The asymmetry of the border region, together with the profound cultural differences of the two countries, create national controversies around migration, security, and illegal flows of drugs and weapons. The national narratives miss the fact that the fifteen million or more people living in ... Leer más

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