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In an era of economic integration, the implications of the border wall on Mexico's economy
Author(s) -
GonzalezGorman Sylvia
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
latin american policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.195
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2041-7373
pISSN - 2041-7365
DOI - 10.1111/lamp.12207
Subject(s) - economic integration , flourishing , interdependence , globalization , political science , politics , international trade , economic globalization , political economy , development economics , economy , economics , psychology , law , psychotherapist
In an era when countries have become politically, technologically, and economically interdependent, global integration has continued to grow. Whereas technology and monetary funds move relatively seamlessly across national borders, the movement of people continues to be problematic. Ethnic and nativist tensions continue to grow, complicating the idea of global and economic integration. As globalization continues to spread, barriers that once fell are now being extended or constructed. One such example is the flourishing economic integration between the United States and Mexico, even as on the US side of the border demands have also grown for extending the border wall. Given that economic integration is a key economic and political agenda for both the United States and Mexico, this study examines the implications of the border wall on economic integration. Specifically, does the border wall undermine the goal of economic integration for Mexico?