This renowned reference title provides essential statistical and
directory material on these vast North American nations and the
issues surrounding them. Completely revised and updated, this
twelvth edition brings together statistical, factual and directory
information on these two vast nations and their constituent states,
provinces and territories.
Key Features:
- comprehensive geographical, historical, economic and political
information
- contributions from acknowledged regional experts
- introductory essays of topical importance
- leading experts on the area analyze topics of interest and
importance to the region as a whole, including: The Political
Response to Climate Change in North America, US and Canadian
Responses to the Rise of the BRICs, Renovation Deferred?: NAFTA and
the Security and Prosperity Partnership; Changing Policies on
Immigration the USA and Canada.
Country Surveys
Each country is dealt with in greater detail within its own
section. Part Two: USA, Part Three: Canada
Each country chapter includes:
- introduction
- essays, including: US Policies and Government; US Domestic
Politics; US Defence Policy; The US Judicial System; The Role of
Religion in US Politics; The US Electoral System; In a Transitional
State?: Health and Social Welfare Policy in the USA; Diversity and
Equality in the USA; US Agriculture, US Service Industries; The
Recent Political History of Canada; Canadian Energy Policy in 2009;
and Canada s Foreign Relations; Aboriginal peoples in Canada;
Canadian, Domestic and International Trade; The Canadian Courts and
Charter; The Welfare state in Canada; Canadian Maufacturing and
Construction; Service Industries in Canada; New for this edition:
US Foreign Policy Under President Obama; Energy Security and US
Foreign Policy; The USA and the Global Financial Crisis;
Manufacturing and Construction in the USA
- directory and statistics.
Other sections include:
The States of the USA and the Provinces and Territories of
Canada. Providing historical and economic overviews of the
constituent parts of the USA and Canada, as well as up to date and
accurate information on state executives, government departments
and legislatures.
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