Strategic dependence and oil in Mexican-American relations

Journal Article · Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1979 · Alternatives; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1177/030437547900500303· OSTI ID:6404645

Saxe-Fernandez, J

The concept of strategic dependence is proposed as vital for analysis, description, and a partial explanation of Mexican-American relations between the years 1979 and 2000. The main thesis is that we are not facing an energy crisis, but rather a crisis of the entire post-war order, based on the dynamics of what contemporary social science has called monopoly capitalism. Thus, within this crisis, the obvious dependence of the United States in relation to raw materials, and specifically Third World oil, serves as a catalytic agent in the restructuring of the global economic and diplo-military alliance system. 49 references, 4 figures, 2 tables.

• Research Organization: National Autonomous Univ. of Mexico, Mexico City
• OSTI ID: 6404645
• Journal Information: Alternatives; (United States), Vol. 5:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
02 PETROLEUM
MEXICO
BILATERAL AGREEMENTS
PETROLEUM
RAW MATERIALS
VULNERABILITY
USA
FOREIGN POLICY
AGREEMENTS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
LATIN AMERICA
MATERIALS
NORTH AMERICA
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