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BL
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567979
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b397198
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| Main Entry
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Pastor, Robert A.
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| Title & Author
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The North American idea : a vision of a continental future /\ Robert A. Pastor.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford ;New York :: Oxford University Press,, 2011.
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xix, 264 p. :: ill., maps
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9780199782413 (hardback : acid-free paper)
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0199782415 (hardback acid-free paper)
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9780199830534 (e-book)
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Machine generated contents note: -- Foreword -- Part I: Should We Fear North America? -- Chapter 1: A Piñata 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.
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"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"--
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Free trade-- North America.
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North American Free Trade Agreement, (1992 December 17)
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North America, Economic integration.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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