Combining impartial analysis with reliable facts and figures, this fully revised and updated 23rd edition provides up-to-date commentary on these vast North American nations.
General Survey
Essays by leading experts analyse topics of regional importance, including:
- US-Canadian integration, US foreign policy in the Arctic region, the treatment of Indigenous peoples in North America, and the COVID-19 pandemic in North America.
Country Surveys
Each country is dealt with in greater detail within its own section. Country chapters include:
- a chronology of political events
- essays covering key socio-political and economic themes, including: recent political developments; foreign policy; constitution; the economy; energy policy; agriculture; trade; health and social policy
- additional essays examining timely subjects such as US-Chinese economic competition, religion in US politics and the US Judicial system
- historical, political and economic surveys of each of the US states and Canadian provinces and territories
- statistical surveys of economic and demographic indicators
- comprehensive directory sections covering public affairs, the economy and society, which provide contact details and other useful information for the most significant institutions in the region.
PART ONE General Survey
ESSAYS
The USA and Canada: Political and Economic Challenges to Deeper Co-operation
ALEXANDER MOENS and TAYLOR JACKSON
The ‘Nations Within’: Indigenous Peoples in the USA and Canada
GEOFFREY MERCER
US Foreign Policy in the Arctic Region: Times of Change or Continuity?
JOËL PLOUFFE
Appendix: The Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic
DIRECTORY
Diplomatic Representation of Canada and the USA Abroad
Select Bibliography of the USA and Canada (Politics and Government)
Select Bibliography of the USA and Canada (US–Canadian Relations)
Select Bibliography of the USA and Canada (Social Affairs)
Select Bibliography of the USA and Canada (Economic Affairs)
PART TWO The USA
INTRODUCTION
A Chronology since Colonization
Presidents
Area and Population
ESSAYS
ESSAYS ON PUBLIC AFFAIRS
The System of Government and Politics in the USA
GILLIAN PEELE
US Foreign Policy: The Trump Administration and ‘Peace Through Strength’
TREVOR McCRISKEN
Energy Dominance?’ at the End of the Trump Administration
DAVID HASTINGS DUNN (with previous contributions by MARK J. L. McCLELLAND)
US Defence Policy: An Historical Perspective
ALEXANDRA HOMOLAR
The Judicial System of the USA
CHRIS W. BONNEAU and HEATHER MARIE RICE (based on an earlier essay by JOHN KRAMER)
The Role of Religion in Contemporary US Politics
GILLIAN PEELE
Diversity and Equality in the USA
GILLIAN PEELE
Select Bibliography (Domestic Politics and Government)
Select Bibliography (The International Role of the USA)
Select Bibliography (Social Affairs)
ESSAYS ON ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
Economic Overview
DAVID MCKAY (revised for this edition by ROBERT E. LOONEY)
Deficit Politics in the USA
DENNIS S. IPPOLITO
Agriculture: History, Policy and Emerging Issues
JAMES W. DUNN
Service-Providing Industries: Bedrock of the US Economy
P. W. DANIELS
US Manufacturing
ROBERT E. LOONEY
The USA and International Trade
ROBERT E. LOONEY
Select Bibliography (Economic Affairs)
DIRECTORY
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Government
Political Organizations
Diplomatic Representation in the USA
Judicial Systems of the USA
THE ECONOMY
National Economic Indicators
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
Mining
Industry
Energy
Water
Transport
Telecommunications
Finance
Tourism
External Trade
SOCIETY
Broadcasting
The Press
Publishing
Health and Welfare
Education
Religion
THE STATES
The States of the Union and the District of Columbia
PART THREE Canada
INTRODUCTION
A Chronology since Colonization
Prime Ministers
Area and Population
ESSAYS
ESSAYS ON PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Contemporary Canadian Politics
STEVE HEWITT
Justin Trudeau and Canadian Foreign Policy
DUANE BRATT
Canada: The Courts and the Charter
Select Bibliography (Domestic Politics and Government)
Select Bibliography (The International Role of Canada)
Select Bibliography (Social Affairs)
ESSAYS ON CANADIAN ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
Overview of the Canadian Economy
SANDY MARKWICK
Canadian Federal Energy Policy in Transition: A Period of Uncertainty
ROBERT E. LOONEY
Canadian Manufacturing and Construction
SANDY MARKWICK
Services Industries in Canada
C. MICHAEL WERNERHEIM
Select Bibliography (Economic Affairs)
DIRECTORY
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Government
Political Organizations
Diplomatic Representation in Canada
Judicial Systems of Canada
THE ECONOMY
National Economic Indicators
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Trapping
Mining
Industry
Energy
Water
Transport
Telecommunications
Finance
Tourism
External Trade
SOCIETY
Broadcasting
The Press
Publishing
Health and Welfare
Education
Religion
THE PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES
The Provinces and Territories of the Dominion
Index of Statistical Tables
Biography
Europa Publications’ regional publications are compiled by a team of editors and researchers, with introductory and country-specific material provided by specialists in their field:
Chris W. Bonneau. Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Pittsburgh, USA, and Co- Editor, State Politics and Policy Quarterly.
Duane Bratt. Professor of Political Science and Chair, Department of Economics, Justice, and Policy Studies at Mount Royal University, Calgary, Canada.
P. W. Daniels. Emeritus Professor, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.
David Hastings Dunn. Professor in International Politics and Director of Internationalisation, Department of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.
James W. Dunn. Emeritus Professor of Agricultural Economics at the Pennsylvania State University, USA.
Steve Hewitt. Senior Lecturer in American and Canadian Studies, Department of History and American and Canadian Studies Research Centre at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Alexandra Homolar. Associate Professor of International Security at the University of Warwick, United Kingdom.
Dennis S. Ippolito. Eugene McElvaney Professor of Political Science and Chairman of the Department of Political Science at the Southern Methodist University, USA.
Taylor Jackson. Independent Researcher and former Senior Policy Analyst, Centre for Natural Resource Studies at the Fraser Institute, Canada.
John Kramer. Emeritus Professor of Sociology and Criminology at the Pennsylvania State University, USA.
Robert E. Looney. International consultant specializing in energy security and economic development, and Distinguished Professor, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA.
Mark J. L. McClelland. Chief of Staff to John Glen MP, political risk consultant, former Head of Research and Political Risk, Dods Group PLC, United Kingdom.
Trevor McCrisken. Associate Professor in US Politics and International Studies at the University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom, and Member of the Board of Trustees and former Chair of British American Security Information Council (BASIC).
David McKay. Emeritus Professor of Government at the University of Essex, Colchester, United Kingdom.
Sandy Markwick. Network Director, Winmark Ltd, writer and researcher specializing in North American and Latin American affairs.
Alexander Moens. Professor of Political Science and Senior Fellow at the Fraser Institute Centre for Canadian-American Relations at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada.
Gillian Peele. Emeritus Professor in Politics at Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford, United Kingdom.
Joël Plouffe. Fellow, Canadian Global Affairs Institute, Calgary, Canada.
Heather Marie Rice. Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, USA.
C. Michael Wernerheim. Professor of Economics, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John’s, Canada.
