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Resurgent maquiladoras are making Tijuana a boom town all over again

Resurgent maquiladoras are making Tijuana a boom town all over again | SoRo class | Scoop.it
Factors from supply chain disruptions to changes in consumer buying habits and tariff loopholes are fueling a surge in demand for warehouse space.
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Maquilapolis: Examining Incentives in a Market Economy

Maquilapolis: Examining Incentives in a Market Economy | SoRo class | Scoop.it
This clip shows Mexican women working under challenging conditions at massive factories just over the U.S.-Mexico border that are owned by some of the world's biggest corporations.
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Maquiladoras in Mexico

Over a million Mexican workers are now employed at over three thousand maquiladoras--export assembly plants--near the United States-Mexico border.
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Big maq attack

Big maq attack | SoRo class | Scoop.it
“ELECTRONICS are like drugs. You can buy them for $1 and sell them for $40,” says Jordi Muñoz, a 27-year-old Mexican entrepreneur. People in Tijuana, where he...
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