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THIS PAPER EXAMINES THE COMPLEX INTERPLAY BETWEEN BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT IN MEXICO'S SUGAR INDUSTRY THAT PRODUCED PROGRESSIVELY HIGHER LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT REGULATION OF THE PRIVATE MILL OWNERS. IT ALSO EXPLORES THE EXTENT TO WHICH LOWER-CLASS INTERESTS CONSTITUTE A CONSTRAINT ON BUSINESS-GOVERNMENT INTERACTION, AND ASSESS THE AUTONOMY OF THE STATE IN THE POLICY-MAKING PROCESS.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1975

Purcell looks at the most common approaches to the US embargo on Cuba, in particular the Helms-Burton Law. There are, first, those who argue that the embargo has failed in its goal of overthrowing Fidel Castro thus favoring a constructive engagement policy. If the embargo was to be lifted, the Cuban society would get to know US values & would stop believing in its government. A further diversification of the Cuban economy would also follow. On the other hand, those in favor of sanctions believe that a constructive engagement would in fact strengthen the Cuban dictatorship, as it would provide Castro the resources to survive & prevent the Cuban people from rising up against his government. Purcell claims that each crisis in Cuban economy has been followed by a limited opening, whereas in times of good economic performance Castro's government has embarked on foreign ventures against US interests. According to Purcell, it is ultimately problematic to evaluate these two approaches due to the fact that there is a lack of reliable data &, even if they were available, the debate is so deeply permeated by ideological concerns that the same set of data would lead to different conclusions. She considers, however, that the Helms-Burton Law will be maintained in the foreseeable future, & that President Bush is very unlikely to loosen his policy toward Cuba after September the 11th, 2001, given Castro's links with both the FARC & the president of Venezuela. Both the embargo & the Helms-Burton Law have failed to overthrow Castro or produce an economic breakdown in the island, but they have served as permanent constraints against the Cuban regime. Adapted from the source document.

The past few decades have seen profound changes in the bilateral relationship between the United States and Mexico. The interests of the two countries, which often diverged during the Cold War years, increasingly began to converge following collapse of the Soviet Union in 1989. With this convergence, bilateral relations seemed to enter a more cooperative stage. The signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in 1993 was deemed a fitting symbol of the new, mutually beneficial relationship between the two countries.

Examines the improvement in relations as a result of the debt crisis of 1982 and the end of the Cold War in 1989; focuses on the impact of NAFTA.