{"product_id":"assembling-for-development-leslie-sklair-9780415846134","title":"Assembling for Development: The Maquila Industry in Mexico and the United States","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1989, this book focuses upon the phenomenon of export-led industrialisation fuelled by foreign investment and technology. He concentrates on Mexico, where US companies have been taking advantage of inexpensive labour to establish \"maquila\" factories that assemble US parts for export. Through this detailed study of the maquila industry, Sklair charts the progress from the political imperialism of colonial days to the economic imperialism of today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leslie Sklair\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415846137\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415846134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/14\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.58d","brand":"Leslie Sklair","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44072292155647,"sku":"9780415846134","price":56.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ef3bcda4-b7c2-4898-bff5-96704d7200a5.jpg?v=1685441086","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/assembling-for-development-leslie-sklair-9780415846134","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}