Degrees of Freedom

by Banting, Keith; Hoberg, George; Simeon, Richard

• ISBN13: 9780773514478
• ISBN10: 0773514473
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-08-01
• Publisher: McGill Queens Univ

Summary

The book's primary aim is to determine whether Canada and the United States have become more similar as their economies have become more integrated and their societies more diverse. The authors conclude that, although powerful economic and social pressures clearly constrain national governments and lead to convergence in some areas, distinctive cultural and political processes preserve room for distinctive national responses to important problems of the late twentieth century. Authors include Keith Banting, Paul Boothe (University of Alberta), Marsha Chandler (University of Toronto), George Hoberg, Robert Howse (University of Toronto), Christopher Manfredi (McGill University), George Perlin (Queen's University), Douglas Purvis (Queen's University), Richard Simeon, and Elaine Willis (consultant, Toronto).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. xv
Introduction	p. 3
The Changing World of Canada and the United States	p. 21
Changing Economies, Changing Societies	p. 23
The Constraints of Public Opinion: Diverging or Converging Paths?	p. 71
Democracy and Performance: Governance in Canada and the United States	p. 150
Policy Responses	p. 187
Macroeconomic Policy in Canada and the United States: Independence, Transmission, and Effectiveness)	p. 189
Industrial Policy in Canada and the United States	p. 231
The Social Policy Divide: the Welfare State in Canada and the United States	p. 267
The Judicialization of Politics: Rights and Public Policy in Canada and the United States	p. 310
Governing the Environment: Comparing Canada and the United States	p. 341
Conclusions	p. 387
Globalization, Fragmentation, and the Social Contract	p. 389
Notes	p. 417
Bibliography	p. 433
Contributors	p. 483
Index	p. 485
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