how Canada and Mexico construct US power Clarkson, Stephen creator Mildenberger, Matto. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars text bibliography onc Washington, DC Woodrow Wilson Center Press 2011 monographic eng

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366 p. : ill. "Following the acclaimed Uncle Sam and Us and the influential Does North America Exist? Stephen Clarkson -- the preeminent analyst of North America's political economy -- and Matto Mildenberger turn continental scholarship on its head by showing how Canada and Mexico contribute to the United States' wealth, security, and global power. This provocative work documents how Canada and Mexico offer the United States open markets for its investments and exports, massive flows of skilled and unskilled labour, and vast resource inputs -- all of which boost its size and competitiveness -- more than does any other U.S. partner. They are also Uncle Sam's most important allies in supporting its anti-terrorist and anti-narcotics security. Clarkson and Mildenberger explain the paradox of these two countries' simultaneous importance and powerlessness by showing how the U.S. government has systematically neutralized their potential influence. Detailing the dynamics of North America's power relations, Dependent America? is a fitting conclusion to Clarkson's celebrated trilogy on the contradictory qualities of its regionalism -- asymmetrical economic integration, thickened borders, and emasculated governance."--Publisher's description. HKBU Library Stephen Clarkson and Matto Mildenberger. "Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars"--P. facing t.p. National security United States Hegemony United States Sécurité nationale États-Unis Hégémonie États-Unis United States Relations Canada Canada Relations United States United States Relations Mexico Mexico Relations United States United States Economic conditions United States Foreign relations États-Unis Relations Canada Canada Relations États-Unis États-Unis Relations Mexique Mexique Relations États-Unis États-Unis Conditions économiques États-Unis Relations extérieures E183.8 C613 D 2011 9781442644632 9781442612778 SDU 120423