North America in Question: Regional Integration in an Era of Economic Turbulence (Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy) - Softcover

Ayres, Jeffrey; MacDonald, Laura

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1442611146 ISBN 13: 9781442611146

Publisher: University of Toronto Press, 2012

Synopsis

Can North America survive as a region in light of the political turbulence provoked by the global economic crisis? Or have regional integration and collaboration reached a plateau beyond which disintegration is likely? In North America in Question, leading analysts from Canada, the United States, and Mexico provide theoretically innovative and rich empirical reflections on current challenges sweeping the continent and on the faltering political support for North American regionalism.

This collection begins by reviewing the recent trajectories and events that have undermined North America's trilateral relationship, then addresses concerns that go beyond NAFTA and economic issues, including labour, immigration, energy, the environment, quality of citizenship, borders, women's and civil society struggles, and democratic deficits. Although demonstrating that many informal dimensions of North American integration continue to flourish, the contributors assess whether the future will hold greater economic instability, security crises, and emerging bilateral relationships.

About this title

About the Author

Jeffrey Ayres is a professor in the Department of Political Science at Saint Michael’s College in Colchester, Vermont.
Laura Macdonald is a professor in the Department of Political Science and Institute of Political Economy at Carleton University.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1442611146
• ISBN 13: 9781442611146
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 424