Review: Canada: Making Free Trade Work
| Published date | 01 March 1991 |
| Date | 01 March 1991 |
| DOI | 10.1177/002070209104600121 |
| Subject Matter | Review |
204
INTERNATIONAL
JOURNAL
External
Affairs
faction
won
the
contest
and
defined
Canadian
policies.
Riddell-Dixon
feels
that
Canadian
policy
is
explained
by
the
tactical
and
circumstantial
factors
that
account
for
the
victory
of
this
faction.
As
a
result,
she
concludes
that
the
bureaucratic
politics
model
has
proven
superior
to
its
main
rivals
-
rational
choice,
neo-realist,
and
structural
marxist.
Others
may
not
be
persuaded. The
rational-choice
theorist
will
emphasize
the
dominance
of
the External
Affairs
group
and
the
sus-
tained
clarity
of
its
perception
of
the
national
interest;
the
neo-realist
will
note
the
international
influences
shaping
this
perception
of
national
interest
along
with
how
this
faction
ensured
community
and
cabinet
support
for
its
position;
and
the
structural
marxist
will
empha-
size
that
the
policies
chosen
reflected
ajudgment
of
what
is
in
the
long-
run
interest of
Canadian
capitalism.
All
of
them,
though
probably
unconvinced
by
her
theoretical
conclusions,
will
remain
enormously
indebted
to
Professor
Riddell-Dixon
for
her
masterful
analysis
of
the
process.
Cranford
Pratt/University
of
Toronto
MAKING FREE
TRADE WORK
The
Canada-U.S.
agreement
Edited
by
Peter
Morici
New York:
Council
on
Foreign
Relations
Press,
i99o,
xiv,
182pp,
US$17.95
This
volume
consists
of
an
eight-page
foreword
by
C.
Michael Aho
and
seven
articles discussing
various
issues
raised
by
the
Canada-United
States
Free
Trade
Agreement
(FTA).
Morici's
opening
article
outlines
the
background
to
and
nature
of
the
FTA
as
well
as
some
of
the
issues.
Leyton-Brown's
paper
looks
at
the
FTA
implementing
legislation,
the
institutional
structures
for
the
administration
of
the
agreement,
the
political
need
to
build
confidence
in
the
FTA
(especially
in
Canada
-
most
Americans
are not
aware
it exists),
and
future
challenges
and
implications
for
the
policies
of
the
two
countries.
David
Richardson
provides
an
insightful discussion
of
the
limita-
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