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    Canada and the United States
    Differences That Count, Fifth Edition

    David M. Thomas (Edited by), Christopher Sands (Edited by)

    9781487544195

    Hardback, published 19 June 2023

    420 pages, 33 b&w figures, 5 b&w tables
    24.1 x 19.7 x 2.5 cm, 0.9 kg

    Canada and the United States explains, across fifteen diverse areas, why and how Canada and the United States are still so different. The book discusses whether or not these differences are growing, the key results of such differences, and the major challenges to be faced in each system.

    Focusing on institutions, political cultures, and social values, the book shows how both federal systems are extremely complex and how our institutions, cultures, and historical experiences often lead to very different outcomes. The fifth edition discusses the emergence of vital new issues, including the pandemic and its effects, climate change, energy requirements, increasing international tensions, and new trade problems. This book also reviews massive budgetary changes, new forms of protest emerging in Canada, and an ongoing political crisis in the US instigated bya former president convincing millions that the 2020 election was a hoax. Written by leading scholars in their field, Canada and the United States reveals how the two countries compare when dealing with similar problems that often spill across the border.

    Introduction
    David M. Thomas

    Part 1: Populations, Impressions, and Values

    1. North America’s New Demographic Destiny
    Darryl Bricker and John Ibbitson

    2. Imagining Each Other
    Stephen Brooks

    3.  American Backlash, Canadian Compromise: 30 Years of Divergence
    Michael Adams

    4. Together and Apart: Canada and the United States and the World Beyond
    Deanna Horton and Roy Norton

    Part 2: Governance and Governing Mechanisms

    5. Elections: Why Such Differences? 
    Michael Boda and Keith Archer

    6. Past Futures: Federalism under Yet More Stress
    David M. Thomas

    7.  Prime Ministers and Presidents: Institutional Differences and Political Convergence
    Thomas Bateman

    8. How Partisan Polarization Affects the Workings of the US Congress and the Canadian Parliament in the Twenty-first Century
    Melissa Haussman and Lori Turnbull

    9. Courts and the Law
    Chios Carmody

    Part 3: Economic Systems, Taxation, Safety Nets, and Democracy

    10. The Complex World of Budgetary Policy: Made Even More Complex by COVID-19
    Munir Sheikh

    11. Healthcare in Canada and the United States
    Antonia Maioni and Pierre Martin

    12. Inequality: Choose Your Parents Wisely
    John Harles

    Part 4: Policy Differences, Policy Challenges, and Policy Change

    13. Protests, Diversity, and Differences That Matter – For Some
    Kathy Brock and Andrea Migone

    14. Twin Crises – Twin Ambitions – Twin Vulnerabilities: Confronting Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss in Canada and the United States
    Andrea Olive and Debora VanNijnatten

    15. Energy Interdependence and the Future
    Monica Gattinger and Julien Tohme

    Conclusion
    Christopher Sands

    Index
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