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1 online resource (xiv, 471 pages) |
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Studies in comparative political economy and public policy |
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Studies in comparative political economy and public policy.
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CONTENTS -- TABLES AND FIGURES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Introduction -- Explaining Transformative Moments: A Framework for Analysis -- Ideological Struggle and the Role of Royal Commissions -- The Plan of the Book -- 1 Setting the Stage: Canadian Economic Development in the Post-War Years -- Nationalism and Continentalism -- Canadian Development in the Post-War Years -- The Free Trade Path: The Debate within the State -- Conclusion -- 2 The Macdonald Royal Commission: The Struggle Engaged -- The Legal Basis Commissions of Inquiry |
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Royal Commissions in Canadian PoliticsEstablishing the Macdonald Royal Commission -- The Macdonald Commission Mandate -- Conclusion -- 3 Seeking a New Consensus -- Strains in the Universe of Political Discourse -- Recruitment to the Commission -- Selecting Commissioners -- The Process -- The Final Report and the Free Trade Recommendation -- 4 The Public Submissions: Reflections in the Mirror of the Macdonald Commission -- The Written Submissions to the Macdonald Commission -- Holding Up the Mirror -- Cracks in the Mirror: Divisions within Canadian Society |
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Conclusion5 The Battle of the Paradigms -- Analysing the Macdonald Commission -- The Social Democratic Nationalist Paradigm -- The Neoconservative Continentalist Paradigm -- Conclusion -- 6 (Mis- )Ushig Social Science Knowledge: The Research Program of the Macdonald Commission -- Social Science, Knowledge Utilization, and the State -- Social Science, Knowledge Utilization, and Ideology -- Royal Commissions and the Role of Economists -- The Structure and Organization of the Macdonald Commission Research Program -- Conclusion |
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7 The Rout Is On: The Influence of the Research ProgramReferences to the Research Studies -- The View from Within -- Conclusion -- 8 Ideological Homogeneity in the Research Program -- Ideological Homogeneity and the Dominance of the Neoconservative Continentalist View -- Manufacturing Dissent: Whither the Social Democratic Nationalist View? -- Conclusion -- 9 Royal Commission Politics: The Triumph of the Policy Group -- The Policy Group and the Iron Law of Oligarchy -- Looking for an Issue -- Drafting the Final Report -- Target Identified: Full Steam Ahead |
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Conclusion10 Leap of Faith: Ideology in the Chair -- The Power in the Chair -- Macdonald's Nationalist Roots -- Macdonald's Conversion -- The Impact of the 'Leap of Faith' -- Conclusion -- 11 The Commissioners'Role and the Final Report -- The Commissioners' Role -- The Process -- Debating the Options? -- Two Key Debates -- The Commissioners and Drafting the Report -- The Supplementary Statements -- The Two Tiers of Commissioners -- Conclusion -- 12 Continentalizing Canada: The Politics and Legacy of the Macdonald Commission |
| Summary |
"Free trade has been a highly contentious issue since the Conservative government of Brian Mulroney negotiated the first free trade agreement with the United States in the 1980s. Tracing the roots of Canada's contemporary involvement in North American free trade back to the Royal Commission on the Economic Union and Development Prospects for Canada in 1985 - also known as the Macdonald Commission - Gregory J. Inwood offers a critical examination of the work of the commission and its immediate and long-term effects on Canada's political and economic landscape." "Using original research - including content analysis, interviews, archival information, and surveys of relevant literature - Inwood argues that the Macdonald Commission created an atmosphere and political discourse that made the continentalization of Canada possible by way of free trade agreements with the United States and Mexico." "A thorough examination of the politics and legacy of the Macdonald Commission, Continentalizing Canada will be of interest to scholars and practitioners in the areas of Canadian politics, public policy, and economics."--Jacket |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-449) and index |
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Royal Commission on the Economic Union and Development Prospects for Canada.
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Royal Commission on the Economic Union and Development Prospects for Canada fast |
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Free Trade Area of the Americas gnd |
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Commission royale sur l'union économique et les perspectives de développement du Canada. rasuqam |
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Free trade -- Canada
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Free trade -- United States
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Free trade -- Mexico
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Affairs & Administration.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Economic Policy.
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Economic history
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Economic policy
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Free trade
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Economische ontwikkeling.
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Economische politiek.
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Handelsvrijheid.
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Commissies.
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Libre-échange.
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Économie.
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Politique économique.
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Canada -- Economic conditions -- 1945-
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85019304
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Canada -- Economic policy
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Canada
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Mexico
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United States
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Mexiko
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Kanada
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Canada.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781442673366 |
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1442673362 |
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