Quebec under Free Trade : Making Public Policy in North America

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Contents Foreword .................................................................................................................ix Stephen Blank, Americas Society Part 1 Quebec in the North American Economy : Historical, Political, Social and Economic Dimensions .......................................1 1 Quebec under Free Trade : Between Interdependence and Transnationalism .............................................3 Guy Lachapelle, Concordia University 2 Quebec in North America : Historical and Socio-Political Dimensions ....................................................25 Anne-Marie Cotter, Concordia University 3 Quebec International Trade : Trade with American Regions .... ....................49 Pierre-Paul Proulx, Université de Montréal 4 Quebec and Its Canadian Partners : Economic Relationships and Trade Barriers ..................................................79 Maryse Robert, Organization of American States 5 Quebec-Mexico Relationships : A New Partner ..........................................103 Marfa Isabel Studer and Jean-François Prud’homme Centro de Investigacíon y Docencia Económicas viii Quebec under Free Trade Part 2 The Impact of NAFTA on Quebec Economy and Society ............................. 129 6 The Impact of the Free Trade Agreement on Bilateral Trade between Quebec and the United States ........................ 131 Gilles Duruflé and Benoît Tétrault Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec 7 United States/Canada Free Trade Agreement and Quebec Small Business Behaviour ............................................................ 175 Pierre-André Julien, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières 8 Adjusting to NAFTA : State Enterprises and Privatization in Quebec in Light of the Mexican and American Experiences ....191 Luc Bernier, École nationale d’administration publique 9 Trade Unionism and the State of Industrial Relations in Quebec ................211 Serge Denis, University of Ottawa Rock Denis, Université du Québec à Montréal 10 Uneasy Allies : Quebecers, Canadians, Americans, Mexicans and NAFTA ............................................................................... 239 André Turcotte, University of Toronto 11 Editorials and the Free Trade Agenda : Comparison of La Presse and the Toronto Star .......................................... 261 Andrea M.L. Perrella, Université de Montréal Part 3 Sectorial Analysis : Making Public Policy in North America ........................................................ 291 12 Environmental Policy in Quebec ............................................................... 293 Fredric C. Menz, Clarkson University 13 Agricultural Policy ..................................................................................... 311 Benoît Mario Papillon, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières 14 Public Culture and Political Culture .......................................................... 335 Kevin V Mulcahy, Louisiana State University 15 Telecommunications and Information Technology ................................... 363 Hervé Déry, Industry Canada Appendix Bill 51 : An Act Respecting the Implementation of International Trade Agreements ............................................................ 395 Glossary .............................................................................................................. 399 The Authors ........................................................................................................ 405 ...