Combining impartial analysis with reliable facts and figures, this fully revised and updated 23rd edition provides up-to-date commentary on these vast North American nations.General SurveyEssays by leading experts analyse topics of regional importance, including:- US-Canadian integration, US foreign policy in the Arctic region, the treatment of Indigenous peoples in North America, and the COVID-19 pandemic in North America.Country SurveysEach country is dealt with in greater detail within its own section. Country chapters include:- a chronology of political events - essays covering key socio-political and economic themes, including: recent political developments; foreign policy; constitution; the economy; energy policy; agriculture; trade; health and social policy- additional essays examining timely subjects such as US-Chinese economic competition, religion in US politics and the US Judicial system- historical, political and economic surveys of each of the US states and Canadian provinces and territories- statistical surveys of economic and demographic indicators- comprehensive directory sections covering public affairs, the economy and society, which provide contact details and other useful information for the most significant institutions in the region.
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This renowned reference title provides up-to-date impartial commentary on political and economic developments in the region, alongside extensive and updated statistical and directory information.
PART ONE General SurveyESSAYSThe USA and Canada: Political and Economic Challenges to Deeper Co-operationALEXANDER MOENS and TAYLOR JACKSON The ‘Nations Within’: Indigenous Peoples in the USA and CanadaGEOFFREY MERCERUS Foreign Policy in the Arctic Region: Times of Change or Continuity?JOËL PLOUFFE Appendix: The Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) PandemicDIRECTORY Diplomatic Representation of Canada and the USA Abroad Select Bibliography of the USA and Canada (Politics and Government)Select Bibliography of the USA and Canada (US–Canadian Relations)Select Bibliography of the USA and Canada (Social Affairs)Select Bibliography of the USA and Canada (Economic Affairs)PART TWO The USAINTRODUCTIONA Chronology since ColonizationPresidentsArea and PopulationESSAYSESSAYS ON PUBLIC AFFAIRSThe System of Government and Politics in the USA GILLIAN PEELE US Foreign Policy: The Trump Administration and ‘Peace Through Strength’TREVOR McCRISKEN Energy Dominance?’ at the End of the Trump Administration DAVID HASTINGS DUNN (with previous contributions by MARK J. L. McCLELLAND) US Defence Policy: An Historical PerspectiveALEXANDRA HOMOLAR The Judicial System of the USACHRIS W. BONNEAU and HEATHER MARIE RICE (based on an earlier essay by JOHN KRAMER) The Role of Religion in Contemporary US PoliticsGILLIAN PEELE Diversity and Equality in the USA GILLIAN PEELESelect Bibliography (Domestic Politics and Government)Select Bibliography (The International Role of the USA)Select Bibliography (Social Affairs)ESSAYS ON ECONOMIC AFFAIRSEconomic Overview DAVID MCKAY (revised for this edition by ROBERT E. LOONEY)Deficit Politics in the USA DENNIS S. IPPOLITOAgriculture: History, Policy and Emerging Issues JAMES W. DUNN Service-Providing Industries: Bedrock of the US EconomyP. W. DANIELSUS Manufacturing ROBERT E. LOONEYThe USA and International TradeROBERT E. LOONEYSelect Bibliography (Economic Affairs)DIRECTORYPUBLIC AFFAIRSGovernmentPolitical OrganizationsDiplomatic Representation in the USAJudicial Systems of the USATHE ECONOMYNational Economic Indicators Agriculture, Forestry and FishingMiningIndustryEnergyWaterTransportTelecommunicationsFinanceTourismExternal TradeSOCIETYBroadcastingThe PressPublishingHealth and WelfareEducationReligionTHE STATESThe States of the Union and the District of ColumbiaPART THREE CanadaINTRODUCTIONA Chronology since ColonizationPrime MinistersArea and PopulationESSAYSESSAYS ON PUBLIC AFFAIRSContemporary Canadian PoliticsSTEVE HEWITT Justin Trudeau and Canadian Foreign PolicyDUANE BRATT Canada: The Courts and the CharterSelect Bibliography (Domestic Politics and Government)Select Bibliography (The International Role of Canada)Select Bibliography (Social Affairs)ESSAYS ON CANADIAN ECONOMIC AFFAIRSOverview of the Canadian EconomySANDY MARKWICK Canadian Federal Energy Policy in Transition: A Period of UncertaintyROBERT E. LOONEY Canadian Manufacturing and ConstructionSANDY MARKWICK Services Industries in CanadaC. MICHAEL WERNERHEIMSelect Bibliography (Economic Affairs)DIRECTORYPUBLIC AFFAIRSGovernmentPolitical OrganizationsDiplomatic Representation in CanadaJudicial Systems of CanadaTHE ECONOMYNational Economic IndicatorsAgriculture, Forestry, Fishing and TrappingMiningIndustryEnergyWaterTransportTelecommunicationsFinanceTourismExternal TradeSOCIETYBroadcastingThe PressPublishingHealth and WelfareEducationReligionTHE PROVINCES AND TERRITORIESThe Provinces and Territories of the DominionIndex of Statistical Tables
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ISBN
9780367440589
Publisert
2020-12-10
Utgave
23. utgave
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Routledge
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1814 gr
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280 mm
Bredde
210 mm
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U, G, 05, 01
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Product language
Engelsk
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658

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Europa Publications’ regional publications are compiled by a team of editors and researchers, with introductory and country-specific material provided by specialists in their field: Chris W. Bonneau. Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Pittsburgh, USA, and Co- Editor, State Politics and Policy Quarterly. Duane Bratt. Professor of Political Science and Chair, Department of Economics, Justice, and Policy Studies at Mount Royal University, Calgary, Canada. P. W. Daniels. Emeritus Professor, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom. David Hastings Dunn. Professor in International Politics and Director of Internationalisation, Department of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom. James W. Dunn. Emeritus Professor of Agricultural Economics at the Pennsylvania State University, USA. Steve Hewitt. Senior Lecturer in American and Canadian Studies, Department of History and American and Canadian Studies Research Centre at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom. Alexandra Homolar. Associate Professor of International Security at the University of Warwick, United Kingdom. Dennis S. Ippolito. Eugene McElvaney Professor of Political Science and Chairman of the Department of Political Science at the Southern Methodist University, USA. Taylor Jackson. Independent Researcher and former Senior Policy Analyst, Centre for Natural Resource Studies at the Fraser Institute, Canada. John Kramer. Emeritus Professor of Sociology and Criminology at the Pennsylvania State University, USA. Robert E. Looney. International consultant specializing in energy security and economic development, and Distinguished Professor, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. Mark J. L. McClelland. Chief of Staff to John Glen MP, political risk consultant, former Head of Research and Political Risk, Dods Group PLC, United Kingdom. Trevor McCrisken. Associate Professor in US Politics and International Studies at the University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom, and Member of the Board of Trustees and former Chair of British American Security Information Council (BASIC). David McKay. Emeritus Professor of Government at the University of Essex, Colchester, United Kingdom. Sandy Markwick. Network Director, Winmark Ltd, writer and researcher specializing in North American and Latin American affairs. Alexander Moens. Professor of Political Science and Senior Fellow at the Fraser Institute Centre for Canadian-American Relations at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada. Gillian Peele. Emeritus Professor in Politics at Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford, United Kingdom. Joël Plouffe. Fellow, Canadian Global Affairs Institute, Calgary, Canada. Heather Marie Rice. Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, USA. C. Michael Wernerheim. Professor of Economics, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John’s, Canada.