Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
List of Illustrations
Preface
Abbreviations
Part I. Border Cities and Interdependent Economies
1. The Border Economy
2. Crossing the Border
Part II. Historical Narratives of Economic Interdependence
3. Tourism, Interdependence, and the Black Legend
4. Agricultural Development and Water Resources
5. Trade Policy and the Retail Sector
6. Manufacturing on the Border
Part III. Two Dilemmas of Interdependence
7. Border Security and Immigration
8. Drugs, Guns, and Money
Part IV. Measures of Flows, Convergence, and Integration
9. Cross-Border Economic Interactions
10. Moving Goods
11. Economic Growth and Convergence
Part V. Where to Go from Here?
12. Looking Forward
Appendix A: Border Studies and Economic Theory
Appendix B: Selected Data for U.S. and Mexican Border Counties and Municipalities
Appendix C: Estimating Regional Product for Mexican Municipalities
Appendix D: Tests for Alpha and Beta Convergence
Notes
Bibliography
Index