Political Economy of Transnational Power and Production

James M. Cypher is Emeritus Research Professor at the Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, Mexico and Emeritus Professor of Economics at California State University, Fresno, USA.Mateo Crossa is Research Professor at the Instituto de Investigaciones Dr. José María Luis Mora, Mexico City, Mexico.

"An original and relevant book on Mexico’s economic history such as this has not appeared for a long time. For anyone interested in better understanding the trajectory of Mexico’s economy this book is highly recommended." — Juan Carlos Moreno-Brid, co-author of Development and Growth in the Mexican Economy (Oxford U.P. 2009)"By following the money, Cypher and Crossa skilfully demonstrate how the neoliberal integrationist project serves to impoverish workers and enable capital on both sides of the Mexico- U.S. border. This book provides a powerful call for a change in economic policy direction." — Paul Bowles, Professor, Departments of Global & International Studies and Economics at University of Northern British Columbia, Price George Canada

• 1: The Remaking of Mexico: The State, Economic Elite and US Capital 1982-1992 2: From NAFTA to the PAN’s Implosion: Mexico Remade for US TNCs 1992-2012 3: Stagnation & Income Dispersion Sink New PRI and Fracture US Labor: 2012-2018 4: López Obrador in Power, 2018-2022: A Transformational or Conformational Moment? 5: Export-Led Accumulation: Paradoxes of the Leading Auto Sector 6: Petroleum: A Strategic Resource for Houston’s TNCs or Mexico? 7: Mining and Agriculture: Supporting Pillars of the Transnational Structure 8: Some Final Reflections on Dependence and Asymmetry