Cover -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Part 1: Introduction -- 1 Introduction: Foundations for Renewal -- 2 The Development of Northern British Columbia: General Processes and Specific Circumstances -- 3 The Whole Community Approach -- Part 2: Creating a Space-Based...

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Labor and Global Capitalism in North America, 1850-1970 -- 2. The Politics of Mexican Labor and Economic Development in Crisis -- 3. Mexican Labor and Workers' Rights under NAFTA and NAALC -- 4. Labor Mobility and...

This volume explains how economic rights are realized--or violated--in Canada and the United States. Contributors analyze the philosophy, law, and politics of these rights and discuss specific issues such as poverty, health care, and the rights of people with disabilities.

This book will help Canadian managers to better understand: the strategies of Japanese multinationals and other East Asian firms and governments, the linkages between trade and investment, and the nature of the different business systems

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