Uncle Sam and Us: Globalization, Neoconservatism, and the Canadian State

by Stephen Clarkson

Book Overview

Between them, Brian Mulroney and Jean Chr tien radically altered the structure and functions of the federal government, first by signing and implementing major trade liberalization projects, and then by cutting back the size of their governments' budgets and the scope of their policies. Uncle Sam and Us analyzes the Mulroney-Chr tien era's impact on Canadian governance through two related factors, globalization from without and neoconservatism...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802085393
• ISBN13: 9780802085399
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

A seminal and invaluable contribution to Canadian Economics

Uncle Sam And Us: Globalization, NeoConservatism, And The Canadian State by acclaimed scholar and international relations expert Stephen Clarkson is an exhaustive, scholarly, and meticulously scrupulous study of just how severely Canada's government and economy have been affected by the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the World Trade Organization, and other international, hemispheric, and American/Canadian agreements trade and economic relationships.. Closely scrutinizing the Canadian economy's weaknesses, the inherent contradictions of neoconservatism, and contrasting different models of the state, Uncle Sam And Us is a thoughtful, 534-page appraisal of conditions, options, and possible paths for Canada's future. Enhanced with sixty-two pages of notes, six pages of acronyms, five pages of special acknowledgments, as well as comprehensive Author and Subject indexes, Uncle Sam And Us is a seminal and invaluable contribution to Canadian Economics, U.S./Canadian Trade, and International Studies reference collections and reading lists.