The Origins of Canadian and American Political Differences

The Origins of Canadian and American Political Differences
Title The Origins of Canadian and American Political Differences PDF eBook
Author Jason Kaufman
Publisher Harvard University Press
Pages 390
Release 2009-02-16
Genre History
ISBN 9780674031364

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Why do the United States and Canada have such divergent political cultures when they share one of the closest economic and cultural relationships in the world? Kaufman examines the North American political landscape to draw out the essential historical factors that underlie the countries’ differences.

The Origins of Canadian and American Political Differences

The Origins of Canadian and American Political Differences
Title The Origins of Canadian and American Political Differences PDF eBook
Author Jason Kaufman
Publisher Harvard University Press
Pages 383
Release 2009-02-16
Genre Political Science
ISBN 0674274466

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Why do the United States and Canada have such divergent political cultures when they share one of the closest economic and cultural relationships in the world? Canadians and Americans consistently disagree over issues such as the separation of church and state, the responsibility of government for the welfare of everyone, the relationship between federal and subnational government, and the right to marry a same-sex partner or to own an assault rifle. In this wide-ranging work, Jason Kaufman examines the North American political landscape to draw out the essential historical factors that underlie the countries’ differences. He discusses the earliest European colonies in North America and the Canadian reluctance to join the American Revolution. He compares land grants and colonial governance; territorial expansion and relations with native peoples; immigration and voting rights. But the key lies in the evolution and enforcement of jurisdictional law, which illuminates the way social relations and state power developed in the two countries. Written in an accessible and engaging style, this book will appeal to readers of sociology, politics, law, and history as well as to anyone interested in the relationship between the United States and Canada.

Merger Of The Century

Merger Of The Century
Title Merger Of The Century PDF eBook
Author Diane Francis
Publisher Harper Collins
Pages 329
Release 2013-09-27
Genre Business & Economics
ISBN 1443424412

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No two nations in the world are as integrated, economically and socially, as are the United States and Canada. We share geography, values and the largest unprotected border in the world. Regardless of this close friendship, our two countries are on a slow-motion collision course—with each other and with the rest of the world. While we wrestle with internal political gridlock and fiscal challenges and clash over border problems, the economies of the larger world change and flourish. Emerging economies sailed through the meltdown of 2008. The International Monetary Fund forecasts that by 2018, China's economy will be bigger than that of the United States; when combined with India, Japan and the four Asian Tigers—South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong--China's economy will be bigger than that of the G8 (minus Japan). Rather than continuing on this road to mutual decline, our two nations should chart a new course. Bestselling author Diane Francis proposes a simple and obvious solution: What if the United States and Canada merged into one country? The most audacious initiative since the Louisiana Purchase would solve the biggest problems each country expects to face: the U.S.'s national security threats and declining living standards; and Canada's difficulty controlling and developing its huge land mass stemming from a lack of capital, workers, technology and military might. Merger of the Century builds both a strong political argument and a compelling business case, treating our two countries not only as sovereign entities but as merging companies. We stand on the cusp of a new world order. Together, by marshalling resources and combining efforts, Canada and America have a greater chance of succeeding. As separate nations, the future is in much greater doubt indeed.

The City in American Political Development

The City in American Political Development
Title The City in American Political Development PDF eBook
Author Richardson Dilworth
Publisher Routledge
Pages 285
Release 2009-04
Genre History
ISBN 1135853185

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The volume brings together some of the best of both the most established and the newest urban scholars in political science, sociology, and history, each of whom makes a new argument for rethinking the relationship between cities and the larger project of state-building.

In Search of Canadian Political Culture

In Search of Canadian Political Culture
Title In Search of Canadian Political Culture PDF eBook
Author Nelson Wiseman
Publisher UBC Press
Pages 359
Release 2011-11-01
Genre Political Science
ISBN 0774840617

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What do we really mean by phrases such as "western Canadian political culture," "the centrist political culture of Ontario," "Red Toryism in the Maritimes," or "Prairie socialism"? What historical, geographical, and sociological factors came into play as these cultures were forged? In this book, Nelson Wiseman addresses many such questions, offering new ways of conceiving Canadian political culture. The most thorough review of the national political ethos written in a generation, In Search of Canadian Political Culture offers a bottom-up, regional analysis that challenges how we think and write about Canada.

Canada and the United States

Canada and the United States
Title Canada and the United States PDF eBook
Author Robert Bothwell
Publisher New York : Twayne
Pages 190
Release 1992-01-01
Genre Political Science
ISBN 9780805792133

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The Comparative Turn in Canadian Political Science

The Comparative Turn in Canadian Political Science
Title The Comparative Turn in Canadian Political Science PDF eBook
Author Linda White
Publisher UBC Press
Pages 321
Release 2009-01-01
Genre Political Science
ISBN 0774858397

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Over the past decade, the introspective, insular, and largely atheoretical style that informed Canadian political science for most of the postwar period has given way to a deeper engagement with, and integration into, the global field of comparative politics. This volume is the first sustained attempt to describe, analyze, and assess the "comparative turn" in Canadian political science. Canada's engagement with comparative politics is examined with a focus on three central questions: In what ways, and how successfully, have Canadian scholars contributed to the study of comparative politics? How does study of the Canadian case advance the comparative discipline? Finally, can Canadian practice and policy be reproduced in other countries?