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Exit and voice : the paradox of cross-border politics in Mexico /

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A free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more at www.luminosoa.org. Sometimes leaving home allows you to make an impact on it-but at what cost? Exit and Voice is a compelling account of how Mexican migrants with strong ties to their home communities impact the economic and polit...

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Main Author: Duquette-Rury, Lauren (Author)
Corporate Author: Walter de Gruyter & Co
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2020]
Subjects:
Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration.
Immigrants > Political activity.
Mexican Americans > Political activity.
Sociology (General).
Transnationalism > Political aspects > Mexico.
atitlan.
borders.
community.
decentralized democracy.
democratic governance.
economics.
el mirador.
hispanic.
home country.
homeland.
immigration.
infrastructure.
latina.
latino.
latinx.
mexican american.
migrants.
migration.
multicultural.
nonfiction.
political engagement.
politics.
public goods.
remittance payments.
remittances.
transnational politics.
violence.
Américains d'origine mexicaine > Activité politique.
Transnationalisme > Aspect politique > Mexique.
Migration, immigration & emigration.
Sociology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration.
Immigrants > Political activity
Mexican Americans > Political activity
Mexico
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Local Democratic Governance and Transnational Migrant Participation
  • 2. Decentralization, Democratization, and the Feedback Effects of Sending State Outreach
  • 3. Micro-Politics of Substitutive and Synergetic Partnerships
  • 4. Effects of Violence and Economic Crisis on Hybrid Transnational Partnerships
  • 5. Synergy and Corporatism in El Mirador and Atitlan, Comarga
  • 6. Systematic Effects of Transnational Partnerships on Local Governance
  • Conclusion: The Paradox of Cross-Border Politics
  • Data Appendix A: Comparative Fieldwork in Mexico
  • Data Appendix B: Transnational Matched Survey Data Instrument
  • Data Appendix C: Principal Component and Cluster Analysis Using Survey Data
  • Data Appendix D: Mexican Panel Data, Mexican Family Life Survey, and Statistical Analyses
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index