Borders and Bridges: Canada's Policy Relations in North America

by Monica Gattinger, Geoffrey Hale

Overview

Borders and Bridges in North America is an edited collection of essays by leading and emerging scholars from Canada and the United States that examines Canada's policy relations within a North American context. Grounded in the idea that Canadian policy is contextual-heavily influenced by both North American and global forces-editors Monica Gattinger and Geoffrey Hale trace policy changes from the signing of CUFTA, through NAFTA and 9/11 to the present, with a principal focus on the last decade.

Looking at policy through a comparative lens, the text considers the contexts and factors that shape policy areas within Canada, the US, and Mexico, offering cross-comparisons and an in-depth look at their complex political, economic, and social relationships. Throughout individual chapters, the volume's contributing authors discuss their specific policy areas within this 'trilateral' or 'dual-bilateral' framework.

Organized into three parts, the first establishes the theoretical framework for comparative analysis; the second narrows the focus to significant sectoral issues; and the third focuses on trade patterns and platforms. Sectoral subsections cover a broad range of policy areas including border management, security, the North, energy and environmental policies, immigration, labour, cultural relations, transportation, and trade.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195432008
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	04/12/2010
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Monica Gattinger is Associate Professor in the School of Political Studies at the University of Ottawa in Canada. She has written book chapters and journal articles, and has co-authored and co-edited books on Canadian and North American energy policies, and Canadian cultural policy.

Geoffrey Hale is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Lethbridge in Canada. He has published numerous articles on various aspects of Canada-U.S. relations, including issues of border management and security, and on the influence of North American integration on Canadian federalism and the policy capacity of Canadian governments. He is also author of The Politics of Taxation in Canada and Uneasy Partnership.

Table of Contents

Preface v

List of Contributors vii

Chapter 1 Borders and Bridges: Canada's Policy Relations in North America Monica Gattinger Geoffrey Hale 1

Part I Structural and Horizontal Policy Issues 19

Chapter 2 North American Economic Integration and Comparative Responses to Globalization-Overview Geoffrey Hale Stephen Blank 21

Chapter 3 Fragmegration, Federalism, and Canada-United States Relations Greg Anderson Christopher Sands 41

Chapter 4 Soft Law, Regulatory Coordination, and Convergence in North America John Kirton Jenilee Guebert 59

Part II Sectoral Policy Issues 77

Section 1 Border Management and Defence 81

Chapter 5 The Same Yet Different: The Evolution of the Post-9/11 Canada-United States Security Relationship Bernard J. Brister 82

Chapter 6 Border Security, Trade, and Travel Facilitation Geoffrey Hale Christina Marcotte 100

Chapter 7 The North in Canadian-American Relations: Searching for Collaboration in Melting Seas Douglas C. Nord 120

Section 2 Energy and Environmental Policies 138

Chapter 8 Canada's Energy Policy Relations in North America: Toward Harmonization and Supranational Approaches? Monica Gattinger 139

Chapter 9 Natural Boundaries and National Borders: Barriers to Progress and Bridges to Collaboration in North American Transborder Environmental Governance D. Rick Van Schoik John Kirton Jenilee Guebert 158

Chapter 10 Canadian Climate Policy and the North American Influence Douglas Macdonald Debora L. VanNijnatten 177

Chapter 11 Governing Water Across the Canada-US Borderland Emma S. Norman Karen Bakker 194

Section 3 Migration, Labour, and Cultural Policies 213

Chapter 12 Canadian Migration Policy in a North American Framework: Perspectives and Prospects Tamara M. Woroby 214

Chapter 13 Labour on the Side: Shallow North American Governance and the Fate of Canadian and US Workers Laura Macdonald 231

Chapter 14 Identity, Independence, and Imperialism: The Case of Canadian-American Cultural Relations Kevin V. Mulcahy 248

Part III Trade Patterns and Platforms for Trade 267

Chapter 15 Sub-Federal Trade and the Politics of North American Economic Integration: Evaluating the Cross-Border Exports of American States Christopher J. Kukucha 270

Chapter 16 The Persistence of Country-Specific Financial Market Regulation in the Face of Free Trade Agreements Anita I. Anand 289

Chapter 17 Borders and Bridges: Free Trade, Supply Chains, and the Creation of a Joint Trading Platform: Canada-US Industrial Development since 1980 Guy Stanley 306

Chapter 18 Canada-US Transportation and Corridor Policies Stephen Blank Barry Prentice 324

Chapter 19 Agricultural Trade and Food Safety William A. Kerr Jill E. Hobbs 344

Chapter 20 Variable Geometry and Traffic Circles: Navigating Canada's Policy Relations in North America Geoffrey Hale Monica Gattinger 361

Glossary 382

Index 392

Editorial Reviews

"In short, it is an overdue and much needed book-creating a conversation in the field of comparative policy relations and suggesting ways in which the field should continue to be studied." —Dr Melissa Haussman, Associate Professor of Political Science, Carleton University

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