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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821234603321

Autore

Hart Michael <1944->

Titolo

A trading nation [[electronic resource] ] : Canadian trade policy from colonialism to globalization / / Michael Hart

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Vancouver, : UBC Press, c2002

ISBN

1-283-33049-0

9786613330499

0-7748-5024-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (576 pages)

Collana

Canada and international relations, , 0847-0510 ; ; 16

Disciplina

382/.0971

Soggetti

International trade

Canada Commercial policy

Canada Foreign economic relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""CONTENTS""; ""MAPS AND TABLES""; ""PREFACE""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""ABBREVIATIONS""; ""1 TRADE POLICY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT""; ""2 THE OLD MERCANTILISM""; ""3 RECIPROCITY AND PREFERENCES""; ""4 WAR, DEPRESSION, AND REVOLUTION""; ""5 MULTILATERAL DREAMS""; ""6 CONTINENTAL REALITIES""; ""7 THE STRUCTURE OF PROTECTION AND ITS IMPACT""; ""8 PROFESSIONALISM AND NATIONALISM""; ""9 NATIONALISM AND PRAGMATISM""; ""10 REVIEWS AND OPTIONS""; ""11 THE GATT SHALL PROVIDE""; ""12 THE TWILIGHT OF THE NATIONAL POLICY""; ""13 FULL CIRCLE""; ""14 THE NEW MULTILATERALISM""

""15 CANADA IN A GLOBALLY INTEGRATED ECONOMY""""16 FROM A TRADING NATION TO A NATION OF TRADERS""; ""NOTES""; ""CHRONOLOGY""; ""GLOSSARY OF TRADE AND RELATED TERMS""; ""CREDITS""; ""INDEX""

Sommario/riassunto

Canada has always been a trading nation. From the early days of fur and fish, to the present, when a remarkable ninety percent of our gross national product is attributable to exports and imports, Canadians have relied on international trade to bolster our economy. A Trading Nation, Michael Hart?s brilliantly crafted overview and analysis of the historical



foundations of modern Canadian trade policy, is the first survey to address the history of Canadian commercial policy in over fifty years.