Regional and sectoral development in Mexico as alternatives to migration

This volume examines a number of regional and sectoral developments in Mexico and assesses how they are related to undocumented migration to the United States, representing efforts to identify productive alternatives to the problem of migration.

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Series Preface -- Introduction -- 1 The Economic and Social Development of High Emigration Areas in the State of Zacatecas: Antecedents and Policy Alternatives -- I. Introduction -- II. Regional Economic Development Policies as a Strategy to Reduce Migratory Pressures -- III. Note on the Binational Context: U.S. and Mexican Interests -- IV. Agricultural and Livestock Policies -- V. Agricultural Policies -- VI. Livestock Policy -- VII. Organization for Agricultural and Livestock Production -- VIII. Policies for the Conservation and Rational Use of Water Resources -- IX. Mining, Industrial, and Service Policies -- X. Renegotiation of the Amount of Federal Investments in the State -- XI. Policies for the Expansion of the State's Industrial Infrastructure -- XII. Policies with Respect to Migrants in the United States -- XIII. Tourism Policy -- XIV. Policy for Selling Producer Services -- XV. Educational Policy: Reorientation of Regional Education -- XVI. Some Final Remarks -- Notes -- 2 Patterns of Migration and Regional Development in the State of Jalisco, Mexico -- I. Introduction -- II. Research on Migration of Mexican Workers to the United States -- III. Literature on the Links Between Migration and Regional Development -- IV. Profile of Jalisco Migrants to the United States over the Period 1978-1988 -- V. Migration and Regional Development in Jalisco -- VI. Case Study: The Guzmán Region -- VII. Central Locations or Regional Cities as Competitive Alternatives to Migration to the United States -- VIII. Conclusions and Policy Implications -- IX. Policy Implications -- Methodological Appendix -- Notes -- 3 Labor Migration to the United States: Development Outcomes and Alternatives in Mexican Sending Communities -- I. Research Design and Methodology.