Drifting Together : : The Political Economy of Canada-US Integration / / John McDougall.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: McDougall, John,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2020]; ©2006
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (368 p.)

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.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 1: The Analysis of Canada-US Integration: Theory, Key Concepts, and Scope -- Chapter 2: Canada-US Relations at the Turn of the Century -- Chapter 3: The Evolution of the North American Economy I: The US -- Chapter 4: The Evolution of the North American Economy II: Canada -- Chapter 5: The Origins and Nature of North American Free Trade Agreements -- Chapter 6: Political Integration in Europe and North America -- Chapter 7: North American Regionalism -- Chapter 8: North American Integration and Canadian Culture -- Chapter 9: Free Trade Agreements and Canadian Social Policies, Attitudes, and Values -- Chapter 10: Canada-US Relations in the Twenty-first Century: The Emergence of North American Politics -- Conclusion: Does Canada Still Make Sense? -- Bibliography -- Index