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THE AXWORTHY REFORM HAS GREAT IMPORTANCE FOR THE CANADIAN WELFARE STATE. IT IS SIGNIFICANT FOR THE NUMBER OF PROGRAMS CONCERNED, BUT EVEN MORE SO FOR THE TRANSFORMATIONS IT INTRODUCES IN THE SOCIAL PROTECTION FRAMEWORK AND, THEREFOR, IN THE CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP REGIME. FIRST, THE AUTHORS PRESENT THE MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CITIZENSHIP REGIME BUILD AFTER WORLD WAR II. SECOND, THE POLITICS PROPOSED ARE EXAMINED IN ORDER TO COMPREHEND THE CHANGES THEY BRING, AND THEIR MEANING AND CONSEQUENCES FOR THE CITIZENSHIP REGIME.

Reviews recent theory on economic integration & political transition to examine globalization's threat to Mexico's sovereignty, focusing on the North American Free Trade Agreement's (NAFTA's) impact on US-Mexico relations. It is contended that NAFTA has undermined Mexico's sovereignty by transferring entire economic blocks to US control. Nationalism is analyzed as a means of defense for a country's internal economic interests. Mexico's struggle to construct a new sovereignty & nationalism despite globalization is discussed, highlighting the crucial tasks of increasing political participation & developing a democratic society. Adapted from the source document.

Examines the effect of economic globalization and of NAFTA on national sovereignty and on the nationalistic urge to defend that sovereignty; Mexico. Summary in English.

THIS ARTICLE ANALYSES THE FRENCH SOCIAL MOVEMENT WHICH OPPOSED JUPPE'S SOCIAL SECURITY AND NATIONAL RAILWAY REFORMS DURING THE LAST MONTH OF 1995. THIS ESSAY SUGGESTS THAT THIS CRISIS ORIGINATED IN THE CONVERGENCE OF THREE BREACHES OF GOVERNMENT PROMISES WHICH DESPITE HAVING OCCURRED AT DIFFERENT TIMES WERE HIGHLIGHTED BY JUPPE'S REFORMS: FIRST ARE THE PRESIDENT'S ELECTORAL PROMISES, STILL FRESH IN THE MEMORY OF THE PEOPLE, WHICH CONTRADICTED THE REFORMS; SECOND WERE THE COMMITMENTS REGARDING PUBLIC PENSION LIABILITIES WHICH WERE UNILATERALLY DENOUNCED WITHOUT ANY COMPENSATION; AND THIRD WERE THE SOCIALIST GOVERNMENT'S ASSURANCES THAT THE AUSTERITY MEASURES UNDERTAKEN SINCE 1983, BASED ON THE STRATEGY OF COMPETITIVE INFLATION, WOULD RESULT IN PROSPERITY FOR WAGE-EARNERS.