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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Exit and Voice: The Paradox of Cross-Border Politics in Mexico

Exit and Voice: The Paradox of Cross-Border Politics in Mexico

Duquette-Rury, Lauren

Paperback

AnthropologyGeneral Political ScienceImmigration & Refugees

ISBN10: 0520321960
ISBN13: 9780520321960
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: Nov 26 2019
Pages: 312
Weight: 0.95
Height: 0.90 Width: 6.00 Depth: 8.90
Language: English
A free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more at www.luminosoa.org.

Sometimes leaving home allows you to make an impact on it--but at what cost? Exit and Voice is a compelling account of how Mexican migrants with strong ties to their home communities impact the economic and political welfare of the communities they have left behind. In many decentralized democracies like Mexico, migrants have willingly stepped in to supply public goods when local or state government lack the resources or political will to improve the town. Though migrants' cross-border investments often improve citizens' access to essential public goods and create a more responsive local government, their work allows them to unintentionally exert political engagement and power, undermining the influence of those still living in their hometowns. In looking at the paradox of migrants who have left their home to make an impact on it, Exit and Voice sheds light on how migrant transnational engagement refashions the meaning of community, democratic governance, and practices of citizenship in the era of globalization.

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