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 , Marsha Chandler , George Hoberg, Robert Howse , Christopher Manfredi , George Perlin , Douglas Purvis , Richard Simeon, and Elaine Willis .
Language
English
Pages
512
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Release
February 19, 1997
ISBN
0773514473
ISBN 13
9780773514478
Degrees of Freedom: Canada and the United States in a Changing World
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 , Marsha Chandler , George Hoberg, Robert Howse , Christopher Manfredi , George Perlin , Douglas Purvis , Richard Simeon, and Elaine Willis .