Capacity for choice
Subtitle: Canada in a new North America
By: edited by George Hoberg.
Contributors: Hoberg, George.
Series: Policy research; Policy research (Toronto, Ont.).
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 346
Subjects: Canada -- Economic policy.; North America -- Economic integration.; Canada -- Politics and government -- 1980-
Description: "Drawing together an interdisciplinary group of scholars, this collection of essays - part of the Trends Project of the Government of Canada's Policy Research Initiative - examines North American integration and its potential future impact on Canadian life. It looks at trends in integration, knowledge gaps, and policy implications in economics, culture, and politics.".

"The contributors argue that the consequences of continental integration have not been as formidable as many people believe - the reality turns out to be enormously complex and ambiguous. While Canada has surrendered some policy instruments in exchange for access to larger markets and the pressures for harmonization have probably increased, it still retains significant room to manoeuvre, even in areas of policy most affected by growing economic integration.

Canada has formidable capacities for domestic policy choices in a wide range of sectors, as this volume clearly shows. It is up to Canadians and their elected officials to exercise that freedom, and the essays collected here can guide them in their choices, as they help to forge a new North America."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [315]-346).
Table of contents: title: Introduction: economic, cultural, and political dimensions of North American integration / George Hoberg; title: Effects of the FTA on interprovincial trade / John F. Helliwell, Frank C. Lee, and Hans Messinger; title: Making macroeconomic policy in an integrating North America / Ronald Kneebone; title: The integration of labour markets in North America / Rafael Gomez and Morley Gunderson; title: Checking the brain drain 2000 / John F. Helliwell; title: North American integration and Canadian culture / Gilbert Gagné; title: Governance and state-society relations: the challenges / Laura C. Macdonald; title: Redefining the locus of power / François Rocher and Christian Rouillard; title: The scope for domestic choice: policy autonomy in a globalizing world / George Hoberg, Keith G. Banting, and Richard Simeon; title: Conclusion: capacity for choice / George Hoberg.