Abstract:In contrast to the triumphalist corporate view that regularly champions the maquiladora industry as a lever of economic progress for Honduras, the maquila has caused fragmentation of production and widespread pauperization of social life, epitomizing an enclave economy aimed at international markets and threatening the very lives of workers. Substantial worker resistance has been characteristic of the maquila throughout its history. Contra la visión empresarial y triunfalista de la industria maquiladora como … Show more
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