Routledge The USA and Canada 2021

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. About the Author 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, Ca