Combining impartial analysis with reliable facts and figures, this fully revised and updated 26th 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 and US foreign policy in the Arctic region.- a directory of US and Canadian diplomatic representation abroad- select bibliographies on topics concerning the entire North American regionCountry 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, the judicial system, the economy, energy policy, and trade- 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.- select bibliographies on the history, politics, society and economy of each country
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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 SurveyEssays The USA and Canada: Political and Economic Challenges to Deeper Co-operationALEXANDER MOENS and TAYLOR JACKSON US Foreign Policy in the Arctic Region: Times of Change or Continuity?JOËL PLOUFFEDirectoryPART TWO The USAIntroductionEssaysThe System of Government and Politics in the USAGILLIAN PEELEThe Challenges of US Foreign Policy: Great Power Rivalry, Transnational Threats and Domestic InstabilityTREVOR McCRISKENThe Biden Administration and US Energy Policy: Setting a New Path in a Period of International CrisisDAVID HASTINGS DUNNUS Defence Policy: An Historical PerspectiveALEXANDRA HOMOLARThe Judicial System of the USASIDNEY SHANK, YAO YAO and GBEMENDE JOHNSON (based on an earlier essay by CHRIS W. BONNEAU and HEATHER-MARIE RICE)The Role of Religion in Contemporary US PoliticsGILLIAN PEELEDiversity and Equality in the USAGILLIAN PEELEEconomic Overview of the USAROBERT E. LOONEYUS Federal Debt and Fiscal GovernanceDENNIS S. IPPOLITOAgriculture: History, Policy and Emerging IssuesJAMES W. DUNN (based on earlier article by THEODORE R. ALTER and MILTON HALLBERG, revised by the editorial staff)US Service-providing IndustriesP. W. DANIELS (revised by the editorial staff)US Manufacturing in TransitionROBERT E. LOONEYThe USA and International TradeROBERT E. LOONEYDirectoryPUBLIC AFFAIRSTHE ECONOMYSOCIETYThe States of the Union and the District of ColumbiaPART THREE CanadaIntroductionEssaysContemporary Canadian PoliticsSTEVE HEWITTJustin Trudeau and Canadian Foreign PolicyDUANE BRATTCanada: The Courts and the CharterDAVID ROBERTSONOverview of the Canadian EconomyROBERT E. LOONEYCanadian Federal Energy Policy in Transition: A Period of UncertaintyROBERT E. LOONEYCanadian Manufacturing and ConstructionROBERT E. LOONEYServices Industries in CanadaROBERT E. LOONEY Directory PUBLIC AFFAIRS THE ECONOMY SOCIETY The Provinces and Territories of the Dominion
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ISBN
9781032492834
Publisert
2023-12-07
Utgave
26. utgave
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Vendor
Routledge
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1719 gr
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280 mm
Bredde
210 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
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Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
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Antall sider
644
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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.