03861cam a2200553 i 4500 123952 20230404125743.0 140826s2014 onca b 001 0 eng 2014412558 9781442609099(cloth) 9781442609082(pbk) 9781442609105(pdf) 9781442609112(epub) DLC eng rda DLC DLC pcc n-us--- n-cn--- 000 E 169.12 C212 2014 303.48'273071 Canada and the United States : differences that count / edited by David M. Thomas and David N. Biette. 4th ed. North York, Ontario : University of Toronto Press, 2014. xxxi, 439 p. : ill. ; 24 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index I.- Populations, impressions, values and Cultures: 1 Population tectonic: Life and death in North America/ Barbara Boyle Torrey- 2 Imagining each other/ Stephen Brooks-- 3 America pivots toward progressive Canada: Recent trajectories of social change in North America/ Michael Adams-- 4 Football, frats and fiscal peril vs. commuters, carping and rising costs: The new financial, social and psychological context of higher eduction in Canada and the United States/ Henry Srebrnik(with David M. Thomas)-- II.- Governance and governing mechanisms: 5 Past futures: federalism under stress/ David M. Thomas-6 Prime ministers and presidents: Instituttional differences nd political convergence/ Thomas M.J. Bateman-- 7 Turning out or tuning out? Electoral participation in Canada and the United States/ Michael D. Martinez-- 8 Legislatures and parties: Heightened divisions since the 1990s/ Melissa Haussman and Lori Turnbull-- 9 Two nations under law/ Hon Roger P. Kerans-- III.- Economic systems, taxation and safety nets: 10 Banks, banking regulatory mechnisms, nd the public interest: What's so different?/ Kathryn C. Lavelle and Tony Porter-- 11 Getting things straight: The complex world of budgetary policy/ Munir A. Sheikh-- 12 Health care in Canad and the United States/ Antonia Maioni-- 13 Choose your parents wisely: Economic inequality and mobility in Canada and the United States/ John Harles-- IV.- Policy differences, policy challenges and policy change: 14 So ner and yet so far: Washington and British Columbia in the New Century/ Jonathan W. Lampman and David M. Thomas-- 15 Environmental policy in Canada and the United States: Climate change and increasin distinctiveness/ Debora L. Vnnijnatten-- 16 First Nations: Turning promises into action?/ Kathy Brock-- 17 Reflections on foreign policies, defense budgets, borders, and the current state of the partnership/ David N. Biette and Alexandra Kuschner. National characteristics, American. National characteristics, Canadian. Political culture United States. Political culture Canada. Características nacionales, americanas. Características nacionales, canadiense Cultura política Estados Unidos. Cultura política Canadá. United States Politics and government 1989- Canada Politics and government 1980- United States Social policy 1993- Canada Social policy. Estados Unidos Política y gobierno 1989- Canadá Política y gobierno 1980- Estados Unidos Política social. Canadá Política social. Thomas, David M. (David Martin), 1943- edit. Biette, David. edit. lcc bk lmd CO DRFGD 3994 3994 0 0 lcc 0 0 RR BJB BJB RR 2023-04-04 1 0 000 E 169.12 C212 2014 00000116516 2018-10-23 00:00:00 1 2018-10-23 bk