TY  - BOOK
AU  - Watson,William
TI  - Globalization and the Meaning of Canadian Life
SN  - 9781442675384
AV  - F1021.2 .W387 2000 
U1  - 333.709 
PY  - 2000///
CY  - Toronto
PB  - University of Toronto Press
KW  - Globalization
KW  - Canada-Civilization-1945--Foreign influences
KW  - Canada-Foreign economic relations
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Intro -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Part I: Globalization -- 1 Defining Moment -- 2 The Globalization Hypothesis -- 3 Four Hundred Years of Globalization -- 4 Convergence? -- 5 Home Truths -- 6 Are We There Yet? -- 7 Free to Choose -- Part II: The Meaning of Canadian Life -- 8 False Premise -- 9 Governing Misperceptions -- 10 The American 'Governmental Habit' -- 11 'The Most Rugged Surviving Individualists' -- 12 The American Lead -- 13 Canadian Free Enterprise -- 14 The Unimportance of Being Different -- 15 Distinct Society? -- 16 Cement for a Nation? -- 17 The Rising Cost of Civilization -- 18 The Psychic Costs of Government -- 19 Virtually Canadian -- 20 Do Countries Still Make Sense? -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y
N2  - Globalization is not new: Canadians have some 400 years' experience of being dependent on economic events in other countries. Watson shows that economic integration leaves room for considerable diversity in national economics and social policies
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