Canada and the United States : differences that count

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Canada and the United States : differences that count

edited by David M. Thomas and Barbara Boyle Torrey

University of Toronto Press, c2008

3rd ed

  • : pbk

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First ed. published by Broadview Press, 2008

Includes index

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内容説明

This thoroughly revised edition of Canada and the United States: Differences that Count continues to address, in a timely way, key institutions and policy areas, adding new chapters on welfare, race and public policy, values, demography, crime, the environment, conflict resolution, and federalism. Data sources for further research have also been included. As in the previous editions, the book does not assume that differences are increasing or decreasing or that one country is "better" than the other. In a straightforward and readable manner, the book looks at the Canadian way and the American way of doing things. From health care to crime (and punishment); from immigration to race and public policy; from tax regulations to the environment; from values to prime ministers and presidents there are as many differences as there are similarities in the way the two countries do things, and not infrequently it turns out that the similarities and differences are not as we have assumed them to be. In Canada and the United States: Differences that Count, Third Edition, leading authorities compare and contrast the Canadian and the American experiences. They do so in the hope of creating a better understanding of the similarities and differences so that policy-makers, students, and ordinary citizens in each of the two countries may learn from the experiences of the other.

目次

Acknowledgements Introduction, David M. Thomas and Barbara Boyle Torrey Data Gold Mines and Minefields: Doing Comparative Research on Canada and the United States, Barbara Boyle Torrey Part I: Perceptions, Values, and Democracy 1. Imagining Each Other, Stephen Brooks 2. Canadian and American Values Divergences: The Narcissism of Small Differences? Michael Adams 3. Football, Frats, and Fun vs. Commuters, Cold, and Carping: The Social and Psychological Context of Higher Education in Canada and the United States, Henry Srebrnik (with David M. Thomas) 4. Population Tectonics: Births, Deaths, and Immigration in North America, Barbara Boyle Torrey Appendix I: Data Sources for Future Research Part II: Social Policies and Safety Nets 5. Race, Territorial Integration, and Public Policy in the United States and Canada, Gerard W. Boychuk 6. Extravagant Americans, Healthier Canadians: The Bottom Line in North American Health Care, Robert G. Evans 7. Welfare, Safety Nets, and Values, John Harles 8. What Price Canadian? Taxation and Debt Compared, David Perry Appendix II: Data Sources for Future Research Part III: Laws, Crimes, and Courts 9. Two Nations Under Law, Hon. Roger P. Kerans 10. Unexpected Convergences: Judging Democracy in the Canadian and US Supreme Courts, Christopher Manfredi and Mark Rush 11. Crime and Crime Trends in Canada and the United States, Marc Ouimet 12. Rhetoric, Reality, and Rights: Comparing Canadian and American Aboriginal Policy, Kathy Brock Appendix III: Data Sources for Future Research Part IV: Political Institutions and Politics 13. Past Futures: The Development and Evolution of American and Canadian Federalism, David M. Thomas 14. A Tale of Two Senates, Roger Gibbins and Peter McCormick 15. Prime Ministers and Presidents, Jennifer Smith 16. Turning Out or Tuning Out? Electoral Participation in Canada and the United States, Michael Martinez 17. Environmental Policy in Canada and the United States: Climate Change and Continuing Distinctiveness, Debora VanNijnatten 18. Resolving Disputes: No One Path, David Biette Appendix IV: Data Sources for Future Research Conclusion: Improving Our Mutual Understanding, David M. Thomas Notes on Contributors Index

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