Canada and the United States: Differences that Count, Fourth Edition,Used

Review I'm very excited about this book. And even though I no longer buy many books for my personal library, I definitely plan to buy this new edition. Mildred A. Schwartz, Professor Emerita, University of Illinois at ChicagoIn the tradition of Seymour Martin Lipset, the fourth edition of Canada and the United States comprehensively compares the political, economic, and social differences between the two countries. With a careful exploration of the evershifting demographics, values, and governance structures, the book presents a wealth of insights based on comparative analysis. Bringing together the contributions of leading experts, it represents an updated and valuable resource for scholars, students, and others hoping to better understand the US and Canada. Daniyal Zuberi, University of Toronto Product Description Canada and the United States: Differences that Count investigates why and how the United States and Canadawhile so close and seemingly so similarremain different in so many ways. In seventeen analytical yet readable chapters, leading authorities look at the American and the Canadian ways of doing things. The questions they address affect us all in ways great and small: as citizens, as students, and as policymakers. Our similarities and our differences are not always as we have assumed them to be, and this volume helps us learn from one another's experiences. The fourth edition features new chapters on taxation, revenues, and budgets; health care; banking and financial regulation; legislatures; foreign policy; prime ministers and presidents; and stateprovince comparisons. Every chapter has been updated to take into consideration major developments and changes since the third edition, including the economic meltdown of 2008, changing electoral outcomes, new census data, and new policy directions in both countriesespecially concerning health care and the environment. Review I'm very excited about this book. And even though I no longer buy many books for my personal library, I definitely plan to buy this new edition. (Mildred A. Schwartz, Professor Emerita, University of Illinois at Chicago)In the tradition of Seymour Martin Lipset, the fourth edition of Canada and the United States comprehensively compares the political, economic, and social differences between the two countries. With a careful exploration of the evershifting demographics, values, and governance structures, the book presents a wealth of insights based on comparative analysis. Bringing together the contributions of leading experts, it represents an updated and valuable resource for scholars, students, and others hoping to better understand the US and Canada. (Daniyal Zuberi, University of Toronto) About the Author David M. Thomas has held senior academic administrative appointments at Mount Royal University in Calgary and is retired Vice President Academic of Vancouver Island University. He was also the recipient of Mount Royal's Distinguished Faculty Award. He is the author of Whistling Past the Graveyard: Constitutional Abeyances, Quebec,and the Future of Canada and coeditor of Braving the New World: Readings in Contemporary Politics. David N. Biette is Director of the Canada Institute, an integral program of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. He has served as executive director of the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States, and as a politicaleconomic officer at the Consulate General of Canada in New York. He is the author of numerous chapters, policy briefs, and opeds, and appears regularly in US and Canadian media.