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The informal and underground economy of the South Texas border /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Richardson, Chad, 1943-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Other Authors: Pisani, Michael J., 1962-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, [2012]
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Jack and Doris Smothers series in Texas history, life, and culture ; no. 36.
Subjects:
Informal sector (Economics) > Texas.
Informal sector (Economics) > Mexican-American Border Region.
Labor > Texas.
Labor > Mexican-American Border Region.
Crime > Texas.
Crime > Mexican-American Border Region.
Texas > Economic conditions.
Mexican-American Border Region > Economic conditions.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Culture, structure and the South Texas/Northern Mexico border economy
  • Underground economic activities
  • Informal economic activities
  • Informality and undocumented workers
  • Informal cross-border trade
  • Border colonias: informality in housing
  • The informal health care economy
  • Family and welfare informality.