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Category : Africa, Sub-Saharan
Languages : en
Pages : 330
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United States and Canadian Publications and Theses on Africa
Author: Merger Of The Century
Author: Diane FrancisPublisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 1443424412
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
No two nations in the world are as integrated, economically and socially, as are the United States and Canada. We share geography, values and the largest unprotected border in the world. Regardless of this close friendship, our two countries are on a slow-motion collision course—with each other and with the rest of the world. While we wrestle with internal political gridlock and fiscal challenges and clash over border problems, the economies of the larger world change and flourish. Emerging economies sailed through the meltdown of 2008. The International Monetary Fund forecasts that by 2018, China's economy will be bigger than that of the United States; when combined with India, Japan and the four Asian Tigers—South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong--China's economy will be bigger than that of the G8 (minus Japan). Rather than continuing on this road to mutual decline, our two nations should chart a new course. Bestselling author Diane Francis proposes a simple and obvious solution: What if the United States and Canada merged into one country? The most audacious initiative since the Louisiana Purchase would solve the biggest problems each country expects to face: the U.S.'s national security threats and declining living standards; and Canada's difficulty controlling and developing its huge land mass stemming from a lack of capital, workers, technology and military might. Merger of the Century builds both a strong political argument and a compelling business case, treating our two countries not only as sovereign entities but as merging companies. We stand on the cusp of a new world order. Together, by marshalling resources and combining efforts, Canada and America have a greater chance of succeeding. As separate nations, the future is in much greater doubt indeed.
Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1990
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Africa
Author: United States. Bureau of International CommercePublisher:
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Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 136
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Canada and Africa in the New Millennium
Author: David R. BlackPublisher: Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
ISBN: 1771120614
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
Canada’s engagement with post-independence Africa presents a puzzle. Although Canada is recognized for its activism where Africa is concerned, critics have long noted the contradictions that underlie Canadian involvement. Focusing on the period following 2000, and by juxtaposing Jean Chrétien’s G8 activism with the Harper government’s retreat from continental engagement, David R. Black’s Canada and Africa in the New Millennium illustrates a history of consistent inconsistency in Canada’s relationship with Africa. Black combines three interpretive frames to account for this record: the tradition of “good international citizenship”; Canada’s role as a benign face of Western hegemonic interests in Africa; and Africa’s role as the basis for a longstanding narrative concerning Canada’s ethical mission in the world. To examine Africa’s place in Canada’s foreign policy—and Canada’s place in Africa—Black focuses on G8 diplomacy, foreign aid, security assistance through peace operations and training, and the increasingly controversial impact of Canadian extractive companies. Offering an integrated account of Canada’s role in sub-Saharan Africa, Black provides a way of understanding the nature and resilience of recent shifts in Canadian policy. He underscores how Africa—though marginal to Canadian interests as traditionally conceived—has served as an important marker of Canada’s international role.
The African Diaspora in the United States and Canada at the Dawn of the 21st Century
Author: John W. FrazierPublisher: Global Academic Publishing
ISBN: 143843684X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 387
Book Description
Offers important new perspectives on the African diaspora in North America. Drawing on the work of social scientists from geographic, historical, sociological, and political science perspectives, this volume offers new perspectives on the African diaspora in the United States and Canada. It has been approximately four centuries since the first Africans set foot in North America, and although it is impossible for any text to capture the complete Black experience on the continent, the persistent legacy of Black inequality and the winds of dramatic change are inseparable parts of the current African diaspora experience. In addition to comparing and contrasting the experiences and geographic patterns of the African diaspora in the United States and Canada, the book also explores important distinctions between the experiences of African Americans and those of more recent African and Afro-Caribbean immigrants.
Africa: Problems & Prospects
Author: Army Library (U.S.)Publisher:
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Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 240
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Africa, Its Problems and Prospects
Author: Army Library (U.S.)Publisher:
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Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 208
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International Commerce
Author: A Foreign Affairs Research Center
Author: United States. Department of State. Bureau of Intelligence and ResearchPublisher:
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Category : Area studies
Languages : en
Pages : 20
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