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Business & Economics Sustainable Development

The World Won't Wait

Why Canada Needs to Rethink its International Policies

edited by Roland Paris & Taylor Owen

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Jan 2016
Category
Sustainable Development, Developing Countries, Environmental Conservation & Protection, General, General
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781442649613
    Publish Date
    Dec 2015
    List Price
    $65.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781442626973
    Publish Date
    Nov 2015
    List Price
    $34.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442620674
    Publish Date
    Jan 2016
    List Price
    $23.95

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Description

The need for an ambitious and forward-looking Canadian international strategy has never been greater. The worldwide changes that jeopardize Canadian security and prosperity are profound, ranging from the globalization of commerce, crime, and political extremism to the impact of climate change on the economy and environment. The reaction from Canada’s policymakers, at least so far, has been underwhelming.

In The World Won’t Wait, some of Canada’s brightest thinkers respond. Covering both classic foreign policy issues such as international security, human rights, and global institutions and emerging issues like internet governance, climate change, and sustainable development, their essays offer fresh and provocative responses to today’s challenges and opportunities. The proposals are striking and the contributors diverse: Toronto’s chief city planner makes the case that Canada needs a global urban agenda, while a prominent mining executive explains how to revitalize the country’s position as a world leader in the sector. Their essays are sure to spark the kind of debate that Canada requires if its international policy is to evolve into the twenty-first century.

About the authors

Roland Paris is an associate professor and the director of the Centre for International Policy Studies at the University of Ottawa.

Roland Paris' profile page

Taylor Owen is an assistant professor in the Liu Institute for Global Issues and the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of British Columbia and a senior fellow at the Columbia Journalism School.

Taylor Owen's profile page

Editorial Reviews

‘This is a smart and concise edited work that shines light on many new (and old) ideas concerning Canadian Foreign policy… It is deserving of a read by anyone interested in Canada’s "international strategy" going forward in the twenty-first century.’

American Review of Canadian Studies vol 47:04:2017