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008 110225s2011 enka b 001 0 eng
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020 $a9780199782413 (hardback : acid-free paper)
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050 00 $aHF1746$b.P373 2011
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100 1 $aPastor, Robert A.
245 14 $aThe North American idea :$ba vision of a continental future /$cRobert Pastor.
260 $aOxford ;$aNew York :$bOxford University Press, USA,$cc2011.
300 $axix, 264 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
520 $a"In its first seven years, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) tripled trade and quintupled foreign investment among the U.S., Mexico, and Canada, increasing its share of the world economy. In 2001, however, North America peaked. Since then, trade has slowed among the three, manufacturing has shrunk, and illegal migration and drug-related violence have soared. At the same time, Europe caught up, and China leaped ahead. In The North American Idea, eminent scholar and policymaker Robert A. Pastor explains that NAFTA's mandate was too limited to address the new North American agenda. Instead of offering bold initiatives like a customs union to expand trade, leaders of the three nations thought small. Interest groups stalemated the small ideas while inhibiting the bolder proposals, and the governments accomplished almost nothing. To overcome this resistance and reinvigorate the continent, the leaders need to start with an idea based on a principle of interdependence. Pastor shows how this idea--once woven into the national consciousness of the three countries--could mobilize public support for continental solutions to problems like infrastructure and immigration that have confounded each nation working on its own. Providing essential historical context and challenging readers to view the continent in a new way, The North American Idea combines an expansive vision with a detailed blueprint for a more integrated, dynamic, and equitable North America"--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a"In The North American Idea, eminent scholar and policy-maker Robert A. Pastor dissects the failure of NAFTA and argues that, to re-invigorate North America's economy, our leaders need to start with an idea based on a principle of interdependence. If one country fails, all three are harmed, and if one grows, they all benefit. Drawing on first-hand experience as a policy-maker and analyst, Pastor shows how this idea--once woven into the national consciousness of the three countries--could mobilize public support for continental solutions to problems that have confounded each nation working on its own"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: -- Foreword -- Part I: Should We Fear North America? -- Chapter 1: A Pi©łata for Pandering Pundits -- Chapter 2: North America's Genetic Code -- Chapter 3: Who Speaks for North America? -- Part II: Trespassing -- Chapter 4: Transcending the Borders -- Chapter 5: Speed Bumps, Potholes, and Roadblocks on the NAFTA Superhighway -- Part III: The North American Imperative -- Chapter 6: A North American Community - A Vision -- Chapter 7: New Policies for North America's 21st Century - A Blueprint -- Acknowledgements.
650 0 $aFree trade$zNorth America.
610 10 $aCanada.$tTreaties, etc.$d1992 Oct. 7.
651 0 $aNorth America$xEconomic integration.