The Political Economy of the Virtual Wall
| Autor: | Christopher J. Coyne, Nathan P. Goodman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Border enforcement
021110 strategic defence & security studies Government Sociology and Political Science Movement (music) media_common.quotation_subject General Arts and Humanities Immigration 05 social sciences 0211 other engineering and technologies General Social Sciences 02 engineering and technology Civil liberties GeneralLiterature_MISCELLANEOUS 050601 international relations 0506 political science Virtual wall restrict Political economy Business Cronyism Rent-seeking Safety Research media_common |
| Zdroj: | Peace Review. 32:172-180 |
| ISSN: | 1469-9982 1040-2659 |
| Popis: | In addition to using physical walls the United States government has attempted to restrict movement across the U.S.-Mexico border by constructing “virtual walls.” Virtual walls involve applying advanced surveillance and detection technologies to border enforcement. The U.S. government has invested billions of dollars in numerous initiatives intended to establish a virtual wall along the Mexican border. We explore two negative consequences of virtual walls — the entanglement of private defense firms with government through crony relationships and the violation of the liberties of both non-U.S. and U.S. persons. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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