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Book SynopsisDetailing the dynamics of North America's power relations, Dependent America? is a fitting conclusion to Clarkson's celebrated trilogy on the contradictory qualities of its regionalism asymmetrical economic integration, thickened borders, and emasculated governance.
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Is America "Dependent"? Part I: Growing the United States' Economy 1. Making the US Economy Bigger and More Competitive 2. Supporting and Impeding US Energy Security 3. Constructing the US Labour Market Part II: Building US Security 4. Continental Defence: Extending the United States' Military Perimeter 5. Building US Homeland Security against the Terrorist Threat 6 Constructing and Constraining US Narcotics Security Part III: Constructing and Constraining the Reach of US Power 7. Supporting the Governance Base for US International Economic Power 8 Thwarting the United States in International Criminal Law 9. Offsetting the US Embargo of Revolutionary Cuba Conclusion: Peripheral Visions
