Canada and the United States : differences that count / edited by David M. Thomas and David N. Biette. - 4th ed. - xxxi, 439 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index

I.- Populations, impressions, values and Cultures: 1 Population tectonic: Life and death in North America/ Barbara Boyle Torrey- 2 Imagining each other/ Stephen Brooks-- 3 America pivots toward progressive Canada: Recent trajectories of social change in North America/ Michael Adams-- 4 Football, frats and fiscal peril vs. commuters, carping and rising costs: The new financial, social and psychological context of higher eduction in Canada and the United States/ Henry Srebrnik(with David M. Thomas)-- II.- Governance and governing mechanisms: 5 Past futures: federalism under stress/ David M. Thomas-6 Prime ministers and presidents: Instituttional differences nd political convergence/ Thomas M.J. Bateman-- 7 Turning out or tuning out? Electoral participation in Canada and the United States/ Michael D. Martinez-- 8 Legislatures and parties: Heightened divisions since the 1990s/ Melissa Haussman and Lori Turnbull-- 9 Two nations under law/ Hon Roger P. Kerans-- III.- Economic systems, taxation and safety nets: 10 Banks, banking regulatory mechnisms, nd the public interest: What's so different?/ Kathryn C. Lavelle and Tony Porter-- 11 Getting things straight: The complex world of budgetary policy/ Munir A. Sheikh-- 12 Health care in Canad and the United States/ Antonia Maioni-- 13 Choose your parents wisely: Economic inequality and mobility in Canada and the United States/ John Harles-- IV.- Policy differences, policy challenges and policy change: 14 So ner and yet so far: Washington and British Columbia in the New Century/ Jonathan W. Lampman and David M. Thomas-- 15 Environmental policy in Canada and the United States: Climate change and increasin distinctiveness/ Debora L. Vnnijnatten-- 16 First Nations: Turning promises into action?/ Kathy Brock-- 17 Reflections on foreign policies, defense budgets, borders, and the current state of the partnership/ David N. Biette and Alexandra Kuschner.

9781442609099(cloth) 9781442609082(pbk)

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National characteristics, American.
National characteristics, Canadian.
Political culture--United States.
Political culture--Canada.
Características nacionales, americanas.
Características nacionales, canadiense
Cultura política--Estados Unidos.
Cultura política--Canadá.


United States--Politics and government--1989-
Canada--Politics and government--1980-
United States--Social policy--1993-
Canada--Social policy.
Estados Unidos--Política y gobierno--1989-
Canadá--Política y gobierno--1980-
Estados Unidos--Política social.
Canadá--Política social.

000 E 169.12 / C212 2014

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