Degrees of Freedom
Canada and the United States in a Changing World
1st Edition
Published on 19. February 1997
512 pages
978-0-7735-6626-2 (ISBN)
Description
A comparative study of Canadian and American responses to the changing international economy and to changing patterns of social diversity in domestic society, Degrees of Freedom traces the impact of these pressures on the economic and social structure, culture, political institutions, and policy regimes of the two countries.
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02/1997
McGill-Queen's University Press
€147.07
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Poli Sci, UBC
Content
- Intro
- 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
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
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- K
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