Title Drifting together : the political economy of Canada-US integration / John N. McDougall

Published Peterborough, Ont. : Broadview Press, ©2006

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Description 1 online resource (363 pages) Contents The analysis of Canada-US integration: theory, key concepts, and scope -- Canada-US relations at the turn of the century -- The evolution of the North American economy I: The US -- The evolution of the North American economy II: Canada -- The origins and nature of North American Free Trade Agreements -- Political integration in Europe and North America -- North American regionalism -- North American integration and Canadian culture -- Free trade agreements and Canadian social policies, attitudes, and values -- Canada-US relations in the twenty-first century: the emergence of North American politics -- Does Canada still make sense? Summary Drifting Together examines the effects of free trade on Canada-US relations beyond the dimensions of trade and investment flows. It traces the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on Canada's cultural policies, communications regulations, cross-border regional interactions, social policy, defence and security policy, and foreign policies beyond the Canada-US relationship. This analysis sets the transformation of Canada-US relations against the backgrounds of both economic history and theories of economic and political integration. John McDougall argues that while the members of the NAFTA are highly unlikely ever to undertake the form of political integration adopted by the European Union, Canada is already engaged in a process of policy harmonization with the United States that amounts to political integration by stealth. Thus, the "integration question" is, for Canada, essentially a question of preserving its democracy Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-346) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Print version record Subject Free trade -- Canada Free trade -- United States Free trade -- Political aspects -- Canada Free trade -- Social aspects -- Canada POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Economy. Free trade -- Social aspects Free trade -- Political aspects Diplomatic relations Free trade International economic relations Handelspolitik Freihandel SUBJECT Canada -- Foreign economic relations -- United States United States -- Foreign economic relations -- Canada Canada -- Foreign relations -- United States United States -- Foreign relations -- Canada Subject Canada United States Kanada USA Form Electronic book ISBN 9781442603158 1442603151

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