{"product_id":"dependent-america-how-canada-and-mexico-construct-us-power","title":"Dependent America?","description":"\u003cp\u003eFollowing the acclaimed \u003cem\u003eUncle Sam and Us\u003c\/em\u003e and the influential \u003cem\u003eDoes North America Exist?\u003c\/em\u003e Stephen Clarkson — the preeminent analyst of North America's political economy — and Matto Mildenberger turn continental scholarship on its head by showing how Canada and Mexico contribute to the United States' wealth, security, and global power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis provocative work documents how Canada and Mexico offer the United States open markets for its investments and exports, massive flows of skilled and unskilled labour, and vast resource inputs— all of which boost its size and competitiveness — more than does any other US partner. They are also Uncle Sam's most important allies in supporting its anti-terrorist and anti-narcotics security. Clarkson and Mildenberger explain the paradox of these two countries' simultaneous importance and powerlessness by showing how the US government has systematically neutralized their potential influence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDetailing the dynamics of North America's power relations, \u003cem\u003eDependent America?\u003c\/em\u003e is a fitting conclusion to Clarkson's celebrated trilogy on the contradictory qualities of its regionalism — asymmetrical economic integration, thickened borders, and emasculated governance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49724918759768,"sku":"9781442612778","price":41.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781442612778__67ac9939ef486.jpg?v=1741135119","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/dependent-america-how-canada-and-mexico-construct-us-power","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}