Maquiladora

was incorporated in 1925 with capital of 500,000 pesos ($250,000). Adrian Rene Lajous, a Mexican of aristocratic parentage who was appointed managing director of the firm, knew President Plutarco Elí Calles personally and negotiated customs, tax, and railway freight-rate concessions from the government. Ford obtained a 50 percent rebate on duties for materials imported into Mexico. The company also was promised by the government that there would be no problems with the unions; however, a union…

Standard: 11 Section: Key Issue 1 24) The only step of the copper production that is not bulk-reducing is A) refining. B) concentration. C) mining. D) smelting. E) none of the above Answer: A Diff: 2 Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Geog. Standard: 11 Section: Key Issue 2 25) The shift in steel production locations in the United States from the mid-nineteenth century until the mid-twentieth century can best be described as A) starting in the Pittsburgh area and then…

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All of the above are valid reasons for globalizing operations. http://www.scribd.com/doc/37278190/Test-Bank-for-Heizer-Operations-Management-9e 66. NAFTA seeks to a. substitute cheap labor in Mexico for expensive labor in the United States b. curb illegal immigration from Mexico to the United States c. phase out all trade and tariff barriers between the United States and Mexico d. phase out all trade and tariff barriers between the United States, Canada, and Mexico e. All of the…