| Description |
xii, 195 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Series |
The reference shelf ; v. 85, no. 3 |
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Reference shelf ; v. 85, no. 3.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. Latin America in the twenty-first century : -- The future of US-Latin American relations -- Gini back in the bottle: an unequal continent is becoming less so -- Analysis: Obama faces Latin America revolt over drugs, trade -- The shameful legacy of the Monroe Doctrine: militarizing Latin America -- Obama seeks CEO's help in Latin America -- Remarks by President Obama at CEO Summit of Americas -- Latin America and the United States: Looking towards 2020 ; -- 2. NAFTA twenty years later : -- Assessing NAFTA; -- In our opinion: NAFTA's success shows importance of free trade -- After some sluggish years, NAFTA creates border boomtowns -- Last great interstate: a NAFTA highway fraught with controversy -- The failures of NAFTA -- NAFTA: birth of a free trade world -- Remarks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) on Latin America ; -- 3. After Castro: Cuba's revolution at crossroads : -- Cuba: an imminent thaw? -- U.S. aggression towards Cuba continues: increase U.S. support to counter-revolutionary groups -- U.S.-Cuba policy: ending 50 years of failure -- Cuban economy is still stagnant despite reforms: Cuban National -- Time to end the Cuba embargo ; -- 4. Venezuela's socialist experiment : -- Venezuela post Chavez -- Chavez or not, it's time to rethink the U.S.-Venezuela relationship -- Hugo Chavez: man against the world -- Chavez's economic lesson for Europe -- Investors who think Venezuela's economy will open up after Chavez have another thing coming ; -- 5. The rise of Mexico ; -- The United States and Mexico: achieving a balance -- The ebbing Mexican War -- Remarks to the Association of American Chambers of Commerce in Latin America -- Immigration reform and the English language -- Ambassador Wayne's remarks at U.S. Chamber breakfast -- For returning migrants, good news about Mexico's economy doesn't apply -- A more ambitious agenda: a report of the Inter-American Dialogue's commission on Mexico-US relations -- Highlighting the US-Mexico economic relationship ; -- 6. Poverty and inequality in the Americas : -- The economics of women and children -- Poverty in Latin America lowest in three decades, U.N. says -- Poverty and inequality -- Talking about Poverty with Greg Kaufman -- Remarks by President Obama on Latin America in Santiago, Chile. |
| Subject |
United States -- Foreign economic relations -- Mexico.
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Mexico -- Foreign economic relations -- United States.
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United States -- Relations -- Mexico.
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Mexico -- Relations -- United States.
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United States -- Foreign economic relations -- Cuba.
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Cuba -- Foreign economic relations -- United States.
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United States -- Relations -- Cuba.
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Cuba -- Relations -- United States.
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United States -- Foreign economic relations -- Venezuela.
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Venezuela -- Foreign economic relations -- United States.
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United States -- Relations -- Venezuela.
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Venezuela -- Relations -- United States.
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| Added Author |
H.W. Wilson Company.
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| Added Title |
Future of US economic relations : Mexico, Cuba, and Venezuela |
| ISBN |
9780824212148 issue 3, pbk. |
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0824212142 |
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