Arthur L Silvers
Biographic Data
| ID | 5919478 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Arthur L Silvers |
| GIVEN NAMES | Arthur L |
| FAMILY NAME | Silvers |
| SIGNATURE | SILVERS A L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Arizona |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Limited Linkage, Demand Shifts and the Transboundary Transmission of Regional Growth
SILVERS A. L. (2000) Limited linkage, demand shifts and the transboundary transmission of regional growth, Reg. Studies 34 , 239-251. The Maquiladora Program and NAFTA were expected to open previously protected markets to transboundary investment and trade, thereby transmitting development across the US-Mexico border. But the effectiveness of neo-liberal policies depends upon the magnitude of intersectoral linkages that connect the economies on b…
Maquila Industry impacts on the spatial redistribution of employment
The Border Industrialization Program (BIP) of 1965 that gave rise to the maquiladora industry offered not only jobs to northern region Mexicans, many of whom had seen their seasonal U.S. jobs in the Bracero Program terminated, but also provided a cheaper source of labor for competitively hard-pressed U.S. manufacturing capital (Gruben 1990 and WEFA-CIEMEX 1988). The latter rationale, of course, is the basis for continuing legislative support unti…
Regional Competitive Advantage and Growth in National Interindustry Markets
Regional competitive advantage and growth in national interindustry markets
Rural Development and Urban-Bound Migration in Mexico
This study addresses two questions: (1) can public policy as applied to rural regions be expected to affect the rural-to-urban migration flow in Mexico and, if so, what are the more effective instruments for implementing such a policy; (2) can such instruments be applied to alter the distribution of migrants as between Mexico City and other smaller cities. Programs to stimulate the modernization of agriculture can serve as instruments of urbaniza…
Maquila Industry impacts on the spatial redistribution of employment
The Border Industrialization Program (BIP) of 1965 that gave rise to the maquiladora industry offered not only jobs to northern region Mexicans, many of whom had seen their seasonal U.S. jobs in the Bracero Program terminated, but also provided a cheaper source of labor for competitively hard-pressed U.S. manufacturing capital (Gruben 1990 and WEFA-CIEMEX 1988). The latter rationale, of course, is the basis for continuing legislative support unti…
Rural Development and Urban-Bound Migration in Mexico
This study addresses two questions: (1) can public policy as applied to rural regions be expected to affect the rural-to-urban migration flow in Mexico and, if so, what are the more effective instruments for implementing such a policy; (2) can such instruments be applied to alter the distribution of migrants as between Mexico City and other smaller cities. Programs to stimulate the modernization of agriculture can serve as instruments of urbaniza…
Regional Competitive Advantage and Growth in National Interindustry Markets
Regional competitive advantage and growth in national interindustry markets
Maquila Industry impacts on the spatial redistribution of employment
The Border Industrialization Program (BIP) of 1965 that gave rise to the maquiladora industry offered not only jobs to northern region Mexicans, many of whom had seen their seasonal U.S. jobs in the Bracero Program terminated, but also provided a cheaper source of labor for competitively hard-pressed U.S. manufacturing capital (Gruben 1990 and WEFA-CIEMEX 1988). The latter rationale, of course, is the basis for continuing legislative support unti…
Limited Linkage, Demand Shifts and the Transboundary Transmission of Regional Growth
SILVERS A. L. (2000) Limited linkage, demand shifts and the transboundary transmission of regional growth, Reg. Studies 34 , 239-251. The Maquiladora Program and NAFTA were expected to open previously protected markets to transboundary investment and trade, thereby transmitting development across the US-Mexico border. But the effectiveness of neo-liberal policies depends upon the magnitude of intersectoral linkages that connect the economies on b…
Economics (5 works) · Global trade and economics (3 works) · Market economy (3 works) · Regional Economic and Spatial Analysis (3 works) · Commodity (2 works) · Computable general equilibrium (2 works) · Economic Zones and Regional Development (2 works) · Global Trade and Competitiveness (2 works) · International trade (2 works) · Investment (military (2 works)