TY - BOOK AU - Pastor,Robert A. ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - The North American idea: a vision of a continental future AV - HF1746 .P373 2011eb U1 - 382/.917 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Oxford, New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Canada KW - Treaties, etc KW - (1992 Oct. 7) KW - Free trade KW - North America KW - Economic integration KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Machine generated contents note: -- Foreword -- Part I: Should We Fear North America? -- Chapter 1: A Pi�nata 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; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2013; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries N2 - "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"-- UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/welingkar/Doc?id=10480770 ER -