Degrees of Freedom: Canada and the United States in a Changing World 9780773566262
A comparative study of Canadian and American responses to the changing international economy and to changing patterns of
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English Pages 512 [510] Year 1997
Table of contents :
Contents
Tables
Figures
Acknowledgments
1 Introduction
PART ONE: THE CHANGING WORLD OF CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES
2 Changing Economies, Changing Societies
3 The Constraints of Public Opinion: Diverging or Converging Paths?
4 Democracy and Performance: Governance in Canada and the United States
PART TWO: POLICY RESPONSES
5 Macroeconomic Policy in Canada and the United States: Independence, Transmission, and Effectiveness
6 Industrial Policy in Canada and the United States
7 The Social Policy Divide: The Welfare State in Canada and the United States
8 The Judicialization of Politics: Rights and Public Policy in Canada and the United States
9 Governing the Environment: Comparing Canada and the United States
PART THREE: CONCLUSIONS
10 Globalization, Fragmentation, and the Social Contract
Notes
Bibliography
Contributors
Index
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