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Political Science Economic Conditions

Drifting Together

The Political Economy of Canada-US Integration

by (author) John McDougall

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
May 2006
Category
Economic Conditions, Canadian, Trade & Tariffs, General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781551117805
    Publish Date
    May 2006
    List Price
    $56.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442603158
    Publish Date
    May 2006
    List Price
    $37.95

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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.

About the author

John McDougall is Professor of Political Science at the University of Western Ontario. He is the author of The Politics and Economics of Eric Kierans: A Man for All Canadas(McGill-Queen's, 1993), which was nominated for the Governor General's Literary Award.

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