
Auto Pact
Creating a Borderless North American Auto Industry, 1960-1971
Dimitry Anastakis(Author)
University of Toronto Press
Will be published approx. on 26. November 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-8020-3821-0 (ISBN)
Description
The 1965 Canada-United States Automotive Trade agreement fundamentally reshaped relations between the automotive business and the state in both countries and represented a significant step toward the creation of an integrated North American economy. Breaking from previous conceptions of the agreement as solely a product of intergovernmental negotiation, Dimitry Anastakis's Auto Pact argues that the 'big three' auto companies played a pivotal role - and benefited immensely - in the creation and implementation of this new automotive regime. With the border effectively erased by the agreement, the pact transformed these giant enterprises into truly global corporations.
Drawing from newly released archival sources, Anastakis demonstrates that, for Canada's automotive policy makers, continentalism was a form of economic nationalism. Although the deal represented the end of any notion of an indigenous Canadian automotive industry, significant economic gains were achieved for Canadians under the agreement. Anastakis provides a fresh and alternative view of the auto pact that places it firmly within contemporary debates about the nature of free trade as well as North American - and, indeed, global - integration. Far from being a mere artefact of history, the deal was a forebearer to what is now known as 'globalization.'
Drawing from newly released archival sources, Anastakis demonstrates that, for Canada's automotive policy makers, continentalism was a form of economic nationalism. Although the deal represented the end of any notion of an indigenous Canadian automotive industry, significant economic gains were achieved for Canadians under the agreement. Anastakis provides a fresh and alternative view of the auto pact that places it firmly within contemporary debates about the nature of free trade as well as North American - and, indeed, global - integration. Far from being a mere artefact of history, the deal was a forebearer to what is now known as 'globalization.'
Reviews / Votes
There is no book that even approaches what Dimitry Anastakis has written. Auto Pact is the only detailed, archival-based study of the deal. The scholarship is sound and the research is very impressive. It is well written and addresses a critical Canadian industry.' Maureen Appel Molot, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton UniversityMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
476 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8020-3821-0 (9780802038210)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Dimitry Anastakis is the L.R. Wilson and R.J. Currie Chair in Canadian Business History in the Department of History and the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto.
Content
Tables
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction
The Canadian Auto Industry, 1900-1963
Canadian State Intervention in the Auto Industry and the Failure of Automotive Free Trade, 1963-1964
The Big Three and the Creation of a Borderless Auto Industry, 1965
The Implementation of the Auto Pact, 1965-1966 103
Managing the Borderless North American Auto Industry, 1965-1968
Consolidating the Borderless North American Auto Industry, 1968-1971
Conclusion: The Borderless North American Auto Industry, 1971-2001
Appendix A. Text of the Automotive Products Trade Agreement, 1965
AppendixB. Sample Letter of Undertaking, Ford Motor Company of Canada
Appendix C. Automotive Statistics, 1960-1999
Notes
Bibliography
Illustration Credits
Index
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction
The Canadian Auto Industry, 1900-1963
Canadian State Intervention in the Auto Industry and the Failure of Automotive Free Trade, 1963-1964
The Big Three and the Creation of a Borderless Auto Industry, 1965
The Implementation of the Auto Pact, 1965-1966 103
Managing the Borderless North American Auto Industry, 1965-1968
Consolidating the Borderless North American Auto Industry, 1968-1971
Conclusion: The Borderless North American Auto Industry, 1971-2001
Appendix A. Text of the Automotive Products Trade Agreement, 1965
AppendixB. Sample Letter of Undertaking, Ford Motor Company of Canada
Appendix C. Automotive Statistics, 1960-1999
Notes
Bibliography
Illustration Credits
Index