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Canada and the United States: Differences that Count, Second Edition
Canada and the United States Differences that Count Second Edition Author:David Thomas This thoroughly revised edition of 'Canada and the United States: Differences that count' continues to address in a timely way key institutions and policy areas, adding new chapters on gun control, electoral participation, the implications of race and language, political culture, and the role and impact of political negotiations. As in the first... more » edition, the book does not assume that differences are increasing or decreasing or that one country is "better" than the other. In a straightforward and readable manner the book looks at the Canadian way and the American way of doing things. From health care to gun control; from imnmigration policies to those dealing with Aboriginal peoples; from tax regulations to gender-based restrictions; from entertainment and culture to prime ministers and presidents - there are as many differences as there are similarities in the way we do things. And not infrequently it turns out that the similarities and differences are not as we h! ave assumed them to be. Here, leading authorities compare and contrast the Canadian with the American experience. They do so in the hope that they can thereby contribute to a better understanding of the similarities and differnces: that policy makers, students, and ordinary citizens in each of the two countries may learn from the experience of the other.« less