Canada and the United States : differences that count

Thomas, David M. (David Martin), 1943- (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 1551112523
ISBN: 9781551112527
Physical Description: print
400 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Peterborough, Ont. ; Orchard Park, NY : Broadview Press, ©2000.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

pt. 1. Health care, taxes, and guns: archetypal issues. Two systems in restraint: contrasting experiences with cost control in the 1990s / Robert Evans ; What price Canadian? taxation and debt compared / David Perry ; Between the sights: gun control in Canada and the United States / Leslie A. Pal -- pt. 2. Social and cultural foundations. Melting pot and mosaic: images and realities / Tamara Palmer Seiler ; Who are the most deferential- Canadians or Americans? Mebs Kanji and Neil Nevitte ; The backlash and the quiet revolution: the contemporary implications of race and language in the United States and Canada / Richard Iton ; Football, frats and fun vs. commuters, cold, and carping: the social and psychological context of higher education in Canada and the United States / Henry Srebrnik ; Swimming against the current: American mass entertainment and Canadian identity / David Taras -- pt. 3. Institutional structures. Turning out or tuning out? electoral participation in Canada and the United States / Michael Martinez ; The grass is always greener: prime ministerial vs. presidential government / Jennifer Smith ; A tale of two senates / Roger Gibbins and Peter McCormick ; Dividing the spoils: American and Canadian federalism / François Rocher ; The Canada-United States political relationship: the pivotal role and impact of negotiations / Christopher Kirkey -- pt. 4. The law in all its majesty. Rights and the judicialization of politics in Canada and the United States / Christopher Manfredi ; Gender and society: rights and realities- a reappraisal / Manon Tremblay ; Finding answers in difference: Canadian and American aboriginal policy compared / Kathy Brock ; Two nations under law / R.P. Kerans.