Quebec under Free Trade : Making Public Policy in North AmericaQuebec has undertaken a major policy change in recent years to meet the challenges posed by the emerging structure of a continental economy. Quebecers are ready to meet these challenges and regard the future with optimism. This book explores some of these issues looking from the historical, political, social, and economic dimensions posed by transnationalism and greater interdependence. |
Contents
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Trade with American Regions | 49 |
Economic Relationships and Trade Barriers | 79 |
A New Partner | 103 |
Partie 2_The Impact of NAFTA on Quebec Economy and Society | 129 |
Chapitre 6_The Impact of the Free Trade Agreement on Bilateral Trade between Quebec and the United States | 131 |
Chapitre 7_United StatesCanada Free Trade Agreement and Quebec Small Business Behaviour | 175 |
Comparison of La Presse and the Toronto Star | 261 |
Making Public Policy in North America | 291 |
Chapitre 12_Environmental Policy in Quebec | 293 |
Chapitre 13_Agricultural Policy | 311 |
Chapitre 14_Public Culture and Political Culture | 335 |
Chapitre 15_Telecommunications and Information Technology | 363 |
An Act Respecting the Implementation of International Trade Agreements | 395 |
Glossary | 399 |
State Enterprises and Privatization in Quebec in Light of the Mexican and American Experiences | 191 |
Chapitre 9_Trade Unionism and the State of Industrial Relations in Quebec | 211 |
Quebecers Canadians Americans Mexicans and NAFTA1 | 239 |
The Authors | 405 |
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