UTEP Library Research Guides: POLS 4330: Mexico

Print Resources

Use these resources to help you find more information about Mexico. These are just a few print resources found in our reference collection to get you started. For more exhaustive resources, you'll want to do an advanced search using the library's catalog.

Mexico by David M. Haugen (Editor)
Call Number: REF H33.O6 M487 2012 (Opposing Viewpoints Section)
Land of Necessity: consumer culture in the United States-Mexico by Alexis McCrossen (Editor)
Call Number: HC137.M46 L36 2009
The Borderlands: an encyclopedia of culture and politics on the U.S.-Mexico divide by Andrew G. Wood (Editor)
Call Number: F786 .B74 2008
The History of Mexico: from pre-conquest to present by Philip Russell
Call Number: F1226 .R94 2010
Mexico and Its Diaspora in the United States: policies of emigration since 1848 by Alexandra Délano
Call Number: JV7401 .D45 2011
Mexico: political, social, and economic evolution by Nora Hamilton
Call Number: HN113 .H36 2011
The Oxford Handbook of Mexican Politics by Roderic Ai Camp
Call Number: JL1281 .O95 2012
Shifting the Balance: Obama and the Americas by Abraham F. Lowenthal (Editor); Theodore J. Piccone (Editor); Laurence Whitehead (Editor)
Call Number: JZ1480.A53 S55 2011

Suggested Journals + Magazines

SourceMex
SourceMex focuses on Mexican economic and political issues such as trade and investment, agriculture, elections, the petroleum industry, environment and sustainability, human rights, and social issues.
NotiCen
information and analysis of regional economic integration, economic liberalization, and the impact on the environment, labor, politicization and income distribution in the countries of the Caribbean and Central America
Latin American Policy
"A Journal of Politics and Governance in a Changing Region"
Foreign Policy Magazine
full access, 1990-present
Foreign Affairs
full access, 1922-present

Open Internet Information Sources

Information About Mexico, From Mexican Sources

Banco de Mexico
The Bank of Mexico's website offers information about monetary and exchange rate policies, economic and financial indicators, publications and other services.
Ministry of Energy
This page provides links to data on production, employment, capacity for the electricity and oil/gas sectors. It also provides links to some macroeconomic data. Most of this data is in excel spread sheet format. NOTE: Table headers are in Spanish.
Ministry of Finance and Public Debt
Public Finances and Public Debt Statistics are available on a monthly and quarterly basis. Also available are debt statistics for states and cities. Spanish Only.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs web page contains official information about Mexico's foreign policy and international relations, as well as information about the services that the Foreign Ministry offers to the public." Click on the English link in the upper right corner for an English version of the site.

The Mexican Presidency
The Mexican Presidency website offers a profile of the Mexican President, information about the Cabinet, the full-text of official speeches, press releases, news, and visitor information.

Information About Mexico, From Others

Council on Foreign Relations- Mexico
- Regional Security
- Development (incl. Corruption/Bribery, Economic Development, Foreign Aid
- Economics (incl. Budget, Debpt, Labor, Trade, International Finance)
- Global Governance
- Politics + Strategy
Brookings Institution, Mexico landing page