http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 720 https://escholarship.org/uc/usmex_ea/rss Recent eScholarship items from Economic Alternatives Sat, 16 May 2026 06:48:05 +0000 https://escholarship.org/uc/item/69590158 <p>Environmental issues and the management of natural resources have become a significant element of the binational relationship between Mexico and the United States during the last three decades. The environmental challenges now shaping the bilateral agenda for environmental cooperation are formidable and their address engages a rich and diverse set of institutions and stakeholders at multiple levels of government across the international boundary. This chapter studies environmental issues relevant to the two countries in the 21st century and suggests policy strategies to address them. The first part of the chapter discuss relevant environmental issues common to Mexico and the United States and their potential implications for their relationship in the short and long term. The second part analyzes binational efforts created to manage environmental issues and provide a critical perspective of their strengths and shortcomings. The last section of the chapter suggests recommendations... https://escholarship.org/uc/item/69590158 Tue, 7 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Sánchez-Rodríguez, Roberto Mumme, Stephen https://escholarship.org/uc/item/07f5g232 <p>In this chapter, we analyze the expectations and the realities about the economic impact of NAFTA on Mexico in terms of economic convergence, trade, investment, employment, wages, and income distribution. We show that NAFTA has basically failed to fulfill the promise of closing the Mexico-U.S. development gap, and we argue that this was due in part to the lack of deeper forms of regional integration or cooperation between Mexico and the United States. We also explore other factors that could explain this negative outcome, and we briefly discuss the opportunities for both Mexico and the United States to mutually benefit from a further economic integration process.</p> https://escholarship.org/uc/item/07f5g232 Tue, 7 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Blecker, Robert A. Esquivel, Gerardo