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008			150526s2013 onta b 001 0 eng d
020			_a9780062325013 (USA)
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020			_a9781554688753 (Canada)
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050	1	4	_a001 F 1029.5 _bF818m 2013
100	1		_aFrancis, Diane, _d1946-
245	1	0	_aMerger of the century : _bwhy Canada and America should become one country / _cDiane Francis.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aToronto, Ontario, Canada : _bHarperCollins Publishers Ltd., _cc2013.
300			_a403 p. : _bill. ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 349-378) and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction -- International threats: China and state capitalism -- Bilateral threats: terrorism, immigration and drug smuggling -- Why a merger makes sense -- The benefits of a merger -- How a merger deal might be structured -- Merger politics -- If there is no merger soon -- Conclusion.
520			_aGeopolitics expert and award-winning journalist Diane Francis presents a compelling political argument and business case for merging America and Canada into a geographical, political, and economic superpower. 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 financial 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?
651		0	_aCanada _xForeign relations _zUnited States.
651		0	_aUnited States _xForeign relations _zCanada.
651		4	_aCanadá _xRelaciones exteriores _zEstados Unidos _97241
651		4	_aEstados Unidos _xRelaciones exteriores _zCanadá _97242
856	4	2	_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1509/2015376733-b.html
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