{"product_id":"canada-and-the-united-states-9781487544225","title":"Canada and the United States","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book investigates why and how Canada and the United States  while so close and seemingly so similar  remain different in many significant ways.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction  David M. Thomas   Part 1: Populations, Impressions, and Values   1. North America’s New Demographic Destiny Darryl Bricker and John Ibbitson   2. Imagining Each Other Stephen Brooks   3.  American Backlash, Canadian Compromise: 30 Years of Divergence Michael Adams   4. Together and Apart: Canada and the United States and the World Beyond Deanna Horton and Roy Norton   Part 2: Governance and Governing Mechanisms   5. Elections: Why Such Differences?   Michael Boda and Keith Archer   6. Past Futures: Federalism under Yet More Stress David M. Thomas   7.  Prime Ministers and Presidents: Institutional Differences and Political Convergence Thomas Bateman    8. How Partisan Polarization Affects the Workings of the US Congress and the Canadian Parliament in the Twenty-first Century Melissa Haussman and Lori Turnbull   9. Courts and the Law Chios Carmody    Part 3: Economic Systems, Taxation, Safety Nets, and Democracy   10. The Complex World of Budgetary Policy: Made Even More Complex by COVID-19 Munir Sheikh   11. Healthcare in Canada and the United States Antonia Maioni and Pierre Martin   12. Inequality: Choose Your Parents Wisely John Harles   Part 4: Policy Differences, Policy Challenges, and Policy Change   13. Protests, Diversity, and Differences That Matter – For Some Kathy Brock and Andrea Migone   14. Twin Crises – Twin Ambitions – Twin Vulnerabilities: Confronting Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss in Canada and the United States Andrea Olive and Debora VanNijnatten   15. Energy Interdependence and the Future Monica Gattinger and Julien Tohme   Conclusion Christopher Sands    Index","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409163755863,"sku":"9781487544225","price":41.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781487544225.jpg?v=1730505708","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/canada-and-the-united-states-9781487544225","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}