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North America has been an experimental and influential model of trade and economic integration. Clarkson studied, analyzed, and discussed North America as a region and how it shaped and influenced Canadian foreign policy as well as Canadian politics and society. This chapter explores three topics that I consider central to several of his scientific contributions. The first one is the singular importance of the world economic system and the emergence of powerful multinational corporations as pivotal actors in the world economy. The second is the growth in social inequality associated with free trade agreements in North America. The third is the transformative impact of regional economic integration models on the dynamics of state sovereignty that also integrate a comparative perspective in the political economy of regionalism and inter-regionalism.
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Rioux, M. (2021). A North American Quest for Progressive Policies in an Era of Global Structural Changes. In: Rioux, M., Angel, A., Cohen, M.G., Drache, D. (eds) Governance Dilemmas in Canada, North America, and Beyond: A Tribute to Stephen Clarkson. Canada and International Affairs. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81973-6_3
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