The Fourth Member of NAFTA: The U.S.-Mexico Border

Brown, Timothy C.

doi:10.1177/0002716297550001009

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“…In the cases of the Indonesia-Malaysia-Singapore growth triangle and the US-Mexico border, the governments at both sides of the border have clearly been involved in legislation, while the less developed countries have also adopted incentive policies for foreign investment and attempted to improve the infrastructure (Kumer, 1994;Brown, 1997;Grundy-Warr et al 1999).…”

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Cross‐border connection between hong kong and mainland china under ‘two systems’ before and beyond 1997

Shen

2003

Geografiska Annaler: Series B, Human Geography

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Cross‐border flows of people, goods and capital are fundamental forces triggering spatial and economic transformations in any cross‐border regional production system. This study focuses on such cross‐border links between Hong Kong and mainland China in the context of cross‐border regional production systems. The paper examines first the close demographic ties and investment and trading relations between Hong Kong and mainland China before 1997. In terms of total direct and indirect trading, and outward investment, Hong Kong was the largest partner of mainland China and vice versa. The recent development in the cross‐border development between Hong Kong and the mainland after 1997 is also analyzed. The political change, the return of Hong Kong to China in 1997, did not alter the demographic‐economic linkages significantly as such connections had been well established during the period 1978 to 1997 after China's opening to the outside world. Hong Kong and mainland China are two independent economic entities practicing ‘two systems’ of capitalism and socialism respectively. Contrary to common expectation, the new government in Hong Kong only played a limited role after 1997. However, a bottom‐up approach has been working spontaneously and the local people and businessmen in Hong Kong have been the primary force in establishing strong relations with the mainland facilitated by the close demographic‐cultural ties both before and after 1997.

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Cross‐border connection between hong kong and mainland china under ‘two systems’ before and beyond 1997

Shen

2003

Geografiska Annaler: Series B, Human Geography

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“…Paasi (2003, p. 462) argued that borderlands are "zones of mixing, blending, blurring and hybridizations [with] both material and symbolic dimensions". Brown (1997) even somewhat facetiously notes that the USA -Mexico border is so fused between Mexican and American cultures that it constitutes the fourth "country" of North America with its own culture, economy, and heritage identity.…”

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Tourist lodging, spatial relations, and the cultural heritage of borderlands

Timothy

Gelbman²

2015

Journal of Heritage Tourism

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This research note examines how international borders have created a unique heritage context within which a number of hotels and restaurants have flourished largely because of their border locations. A spatial typology is presented of border-located lodging and food services to include establishments that lie directly on borderlines, as well as those that are located near international boundaries and whose heritage appeal is affected by their "bisected" or otherwise border-located heritagescapes. Empirical examples are presented from North America and Europe to illustrate the types of borderland establishments that appeal to visitors because of their international border heritage.

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“…The cities of El Paso and Juárez have a combined population of 2.2 million. These blurred cultural zones on the US-Mexico boundary are so distinct that Brown (1997) suggested facetiously that the Anglo-Hispano borderland constitutes the 'fourth country' of North America. The peoples and cultures of the US-Mexico borderlands have long reflected a unique geopolitical setting that has resulted in hybrid identities, intermingled cultures and fused heritages that are unique from the countries to which they legally belong (Dear & Burridge, 2005;Martínez, 1994;Phillips & Cañas, 2008;Wood, 2004).…”

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A holiday celebration in a binational context: Easter experiences at the US–Mexico border

Contreras

Hernández

2015

Journal of Heritage Tourism

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As part of a larger research project examining cross-border culture in a recreational and tourism context, this brief research note describes how intangible heritage melds into Easter celebrations and provides some preliminary findings of interviews with borderlanders and their experiences with Easter memories. The Paso del Norte region of the US-Mexico border is composed of the Ciudad Juárez (Mexico) and El Paso and Las Cruces (USA) conurbation. Mexican culture with strong roots at north of the border, while American culture heavily influences the cities south of the line. There are five international border ports of entry, which have facilitated the growth of crossborder tourism and the flow of culture and ideas on both sides of the boundary. In this setting, the commemoration of 'Bunny Day', or Easter, has become an important borderland cultural phenomenon celebrated on both sides of the border at Chamizal Park in Ciudad Juárez and Chamizal National Memorial in neighboring El Paso, and has become a mark of local borderlands culture. This is unique to the Paso del Norte borderland, which is home to a highly conservative, Catholic society. It is a manifestation of blended American and Mexican religious holiday traditions that represent the US-Mexico border community

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The Fourth Member of NAFTA: The U.S.-Mexico Border

Cited by 17 publications

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Cross‐border connection between hong kong and mainland china under ‘two systems’ before and beyond 1997

Cross‐border connection between hong kong and mainland china under ‘two systems’ before and beyond 1997

Tourist lodging, spatial relations, and the cultural heritage of borderlands

A holiday celebration in a binational context: Easter experiences at the US–Mexico border

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