Eco-Social ramifications of US Econ. Policy towards Mexico
Sheyda Jahanbani (sheyda@lclark.edu)
Tue, 7 Mar 1995 17:03:38 -0600
>
> I am an International Affairs major at Lewis & Clark College in Portland,
> OR, and am, this semester, embarking on a paper topic for US Foreign
> Policy centered around the effects of US economic foreign policy on women
> and children in Mexico since the restructuring of the debt (early '80's).
> I was doing some research on the Net when I came upon your wonderful
> group and was wondering if any of you had suggestions for particular
> research?
>
> The aim of my paper is to show how the policies of the US towards
> Mexico, as well as those of the IMF, have directly effected one
> segment of Mexican society. I have already found quite a few sources on
> development/underdevelopment issues, as well as a fantastic article by CH
> Browner on gender and society in Mexico, but am still looking for more.
> What I'm looking for is anything (this includes comments from members of
> your knowledgable group) that describes the various ways in which programs
> like SAP, as well as the pressure we have put on Mexico to join us as
> equal partners in trade, have effected the "soft" politics issues there.
> I hope to be able to show how economics, in developing countries, and
> social issues are inexorably linked.
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> I would GREATLY appreciate any help you might be inclined to offer!
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> Thank you all,
>
> Sheyda Jahanbani
>