Title: The provinces and Canadian foreign trade policy /
Authors: Kukucha, Christopher J.
Publisher: UBC Press,
Year: 2008
Subjects: Foreign trade promotion Canada Provinces.; Commerce extérieur Promotion Canada Provinces.; Canada Foreign economic relations.; Canada Commerce.; Canada Commercial policy.; Canada Relations économiques extérieures.; Canada Commerce.; Canada Politique commerciale.
Abstract: During the past thirty years, international trade agreements have focused increasingly on areas of provincial jurisdiction. In The Provinces and Canadian Foreign Trade Policy, Kukucha argues that Canadian provinces have maintained a level of autonomy in response to these developments, sometimes even influencing Canada s global trade relations and the evolution of international norms and standards. The first comprehensive review of provincial foreign trade policy in Canada, the book highlights the convergence of debates related to federalism, Canadian foreign policy, and the global political economy as they are played out in the negotiation and implementation of international trade agreements. It will be of interest to students and practitioners of political science, public policy, and economics.
Contents: The role of provinces in the global political economy -- International pressures and Canadian federalism -- The federal-provincial committee system on international trade -- The political executive in provincial foreign trade policy -- Bureaucratic and legislative pressures -- Issues of implementation, negotiation, and consultation -- Is anybody listening? Evaluating societal considerations -- Dominant ideas, ideology, and intrusive neoliberalism -- Non-central governments' cross-border functional relations -- Emerging regional environment and labour regimes.