Automotive global value chains in Mexico: a mirage of development?
International monetary organisations argue the 'developing countries' should foster linkages to the world economy as a means to overcome backwardness. In this article we refute the narrative that Mexico has experienced industrial upgrading. Rather, industrial growth in Mexico over the last 40 years...
| Publicado en: | Third World Quarterly Vol. 41; no. 7; pp. 1218 - 1240 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jul2020
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