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The plight of the urban poor in Mexico has changed little since World War II, despite the country's impressive rate of economic growth. Susan Eckstein considers how market forces and state policies that were ostensibly designed to help the poor have served to maintain their poverty. She draws on intensive research in a center city slum, a squatter settlement, and a low-cost housing development. Originally published in 1989. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished b

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- FIGURES AND TABLES -- PREFACE -- 1 Immigrants from Developing Countries -- 2 Migration and Development -- 3 How Overseas Chinese Spurred the Economic ''Miracle'' in Their Homeland -- 4 Immigrants' Globalization of the Indian Economy -- 5 How Cuban Americans Are -- 6 Immigrant Impacts in Mexico -- 7 ''Turks Abroad'' Redefine Turkish Nationalism -- 8 Moroccan Migrants as Unlikely Captains of Industry -- 9 The Gender Revolution in the Philippines -- 10 Beyond Social Remittances -- 11 Economic Uncertainties, Social Strains, and HIV Risks -- CONTRIBUTORS -- INDEX

This is a collection of original essays focusing on social rights in Latin America, covering four areas in particular: subsistence, labor, gender, and race/ethnicity within the original framework of human rights. Topics covered include the environment, AIDS, workers' rights, tourism, and many more