02975nam 2200613 a 450 991045675350332120200520144314.00-19-025252-91-283-16028-597866131602870-19-983053-3(CKB)2550000000039526(EBL)728733(OCoLC)735625336(SSID)ssj0000524515(PQKBManifestationID)12149169(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000524515(PQKBWorkID)10546778(PQKB)10456807(StDuBDS)EDZ0001019345(MiAaPQ)EBC728733(Au-PeEL)EBL728733(CaPaEBR)ebr10480770(CaONFJC)MIL316028(OCoLC)741646639(EXLCZ)99255000000003952620110225d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe North American idea[electronic resource] a vision of a continental future /Robert A. PastorOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20111 online resource (287 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-993402-9 0-19-978241-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Machine generated contents note: -- Foreword -- Part I: Should We Fear North America? -- Chapter 1: A Pin<U+00cc><U+0083>ata for Pandering Pundits -- Chapter 2: North America's Genetic Code -- Chapter 3: Who Speaks for North America? -- Part II: Trespassing -- Chapter 4: Transcending the Borders -- Chapter 5: Speed Bumps, Potholes, and Roadblocks on the NAFTA Superhighway -- Part III: The North American Imperative -- Chapter 6: A North American Community - A Vision -- Chapter 7: New Policies for North America's 21st Century - A Blueprint -- Acknowledgements."In The North American Idea, eminent scholar and policy-maker Robert A. Pastor dissects the failure of NAFTA and argues that, to re-invigorate North America's economy, our leaders need to start with an idea based on a principle of interdependence. If one country fails, all three are harmed, and if one grows, they all benefit. Drawing on first-hand experience as a policy-maker and analyst, Pastor shows how this idea--once woven into the national consciousness of the three countries--could mobilize public support for continental solutions to problems that have confounded each nation working on its own"--Provided by publisher.Free tradeNorth AmericaNorth AmericaEconomic integrationElectronic books.Free trade382/.917Pastor Robert A595568MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456753503321The North American idea2443469UNINA