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Virtually all developing countries at various times abandon laissez-faire policies with respect to international trade in order to pursue government-directed strategies of industrialization. Abandonment of free trade always means that private firms and consumers no longer base their economic decisions on world prices of goods but, rather, on distorted domestic prices that alter production and consumption decisions. For example, imposition of a tariff on automobile imports raises the domestic price of automobiles in comparison with other goods in the economy. The higher relative price of automobiles has two effects: first, consumers purchase fewer automobiles because of the higher price, relative to other goods they can buy; and, second, domestic production of automobiles increases in response to the higher selling price while domestic production of other goods falls, as labor and physical capital shift away from the other sectors and toward the automotive sector.

ONE OF THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE STATE, TO PROVIDE FOR THE COHESION OF SOCIETY, IS UNDER THREAT. THE PROBLEM IS AGGRAVATED BY MOUNTING PROBLEMS TO REGULATE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CITIZEN AND STATE VIA THE INSTRUMENT OF CITIZENSHIP IN FACE OF A TRANSNATIONALIZATION OF SOCIAL RELATIONS. THIS ARTICLE ANALYZES THESE DEVELOPMENTS AS AN EXPRESSION OF DEBORDERING PROCESSES IN THE THE WORLD OF STATES WHICH MIGHT LEAD TO A DEBORDERING OF THE WORLD OF STATES. IT DEFINES THE MEANING OF DEBORDERING AND EXPLORES ITS DIMENSIONS; OFFERS EMPIRICAL POINTERS TO DEBORDERING AND DEMARCATION; AND ANALYZES THE WORLD OF STATES AND WORLD SOCIETY.

Drawing on insights from leading scholars and policy practitioners, the book considers intergovernmental cooperation at the summit level and across multiple policy fields during the COVID-19 pandemic to assess how effectively governments served Canadians.

"What does the concept of "federalism" mean and how does a federation differ from a unitary state? Professors Brock and Hale focus specifically on Canada as an example of a federal state and explain both the characteristics of Canadian federalism and the evolution of the practice of federalism in the decades since "Confederation." Federalism is not exclusively a legal doctrine. It is a method for the conduct of public affairs that combines a constitutional-legal framework with flexible public administration methodologies. It is a method of governing that naturally incorporates practicality and mutual accommodation among layers of government. It is a vehicle of public life that generates its own controversies, difficulties, and indeed, sometimes crises, all of which require resolution through that very methodology of federalism. Professors Brock and Hale explore the most fundamental aspects of, and practices in, the Canadian form of federalism and go on to enlighten all readers about a variety of aspects ofthis form of government."--