LEADER 02968nam 2200625 a 450 001 9910808968203321 005 20240516080907.0 010 $a0-19-983182-3 010 $a0-19-025252-9 010 $a1-283-16028-5 010 $a9786613160287 010 $a0-19-983053-3 035 $a(CKB)2550000000039526 035 $a(EBL)728733 035 $a(OCoLC)735625336 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000524515 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12149169 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000524515 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10546778 035 $a(PQKB)10456807 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0001019345 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL728733 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10480770 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL316028 035 $a(OCoLC)741646639 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC728733 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000039526 100 $a20110225d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe North American idea $ea vision of a continental future /$fRobert A. Pastor 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (287 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-993402-9 311 $a0-19-978241-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aMachine generated contents note: -- Foreword -- Part I: Should We Fear North America? -- Chapter 1: A Pinata 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. 330 $a"In The North American Idea, eminent scholar and policy-maker Robert A. Pastor dissects the failure of NAFTA and argues that, to re-invigorate North America's economy, our leaders need to start with an idea based on a principle of interdependence. If one country fails, all three are harmed, and if one grows, they all benefit. Drawing on first-hand experience as a policy-maker and analyst, Pastor shows how this idea--once woven into the national consciousness of the three countries--could mobilize public support for continental solutions to problems that have confounded each nation working on its own"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aFree trade$zNorth America 607 $aNorth America$xEconomic integration 615 0$aFree trade 676 $a382/.917 700 $aPastor$b Robert A$0595568 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910808968203321 996 $aThe North American idea$94101145 997 $aUNINA