Dependent America?

by Clarkson, Stephen; Mildenberger, Matto

• ISBN13: 9781442612778
• ISBN10: 1442612770
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-09-30
• Publisher: Univ of Toronto Pr

Summary

Following the acclaimed Uncle Sam and Usand the influential Does North AmericaExist?Stephen Clarkson - the preeminent analyst of North America's political economy - and Matto Mildenberger turn continental scholarship on its head by showing how Canada and Mexico contribute to the United States' wealth, security, and global power. This provocative work documents how Canada and Mexico offer the United States open markets for its investments and exports, massive flows of skilled and unskilled labour, and vast resource inputs- all of which boost its size and competitiveness - more than does any other US partner. They are also Uncle Sam's most important allies in supporting its anti-terrorist and anti-narcotics security. Clarkson and Mildenberger explain the paradox of these two countries' simultaneous importance and powerlessness by showing how the US government has systematically neutralized their potential influence. Detailing the dynamics of North America's power relations, Dependent America?is a fitting conclusion to Clarkson's celebrated trilogy on the contradictory qualities of its regionalism - asymmetrical economic integration, thickened borders, and emasculated governance.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Is America 'Dependent'?	p. 3
Growing the United States' Economy
Making the US Economy Stronger and More Competitive	p. 29
Supporting US Energy Security	p. 57
Supplying Workers for the US Labour Market	p. 86
Reinforcing the United States' Security
Extending the United States' Military Perimeter	p. 113
Building US Homeland Security against Terrorism	p. 134
Constraining and Reconstructing US Narcotics Security	p. 154
Constructing and Constraining the United States' Global Power
Strengthening US International Economic Power	p. 179
Thwarting the United States in International Criminal Law	p. 201
Offsetting the US Embargo of Revolutionary Cuba	p. 223
Conclusion to the Book: How the United States Needs Canada and Mexico	p. 247
Epilogue to the Trilogy: The Disunited States of North America	p. 262
Notes	p. 285
Acknowledgments	p. 343
Index	p. 353
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