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Political Science General

Capacity for Choice

Canada in a New North America

edited by George Hoberg

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Jul 2002
Category
General, Economic Policy
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780802084071
    Publish Date
    Jul 2002
    List Price
    $54.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442672697
    Publish Date
    Jun 2002
    List Price
    $51.00

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Drawing together an interdisciplinary group of scholars, this collection of essays, part of the Trends Project of the Government of Canada, examines North American integration and its potential future impact on Canadian life. Trends in integration, knowledge gaps, and policy implications are analyzed in eight areas: trade, the labour market, the brain drain, macroeconomics, federalism, social welfare, the environment, and culture.

The contributors argue the consequences of continental integration have not been as formidable as widely believed. While some policy instruments have been surrendered in exchange for access to larger markets and pressures for harmonization have probably increased, Canada still retains significant room to maneuver, even in areas of policy most affected by growing economic integration. The most severe constraints imposed by globalization may be more in the mind than in a reality that is enormously complex and ambiguous. Canada has formidable capacities for domestic policy choices in a wide range of sectors. It is up to Canadians and their elected officials to chose how to exercise that freedom of choice.

About the author

George Hoberg is Professor and Head, Department of Forest Resources Management at the University of British Columbia.

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