The Provinces and Canadian Foreign Trade Policy

During the past thirty years, international trade agreements havefocused increasingly on areas of provincial jurisdiction. In TheProvinces and Canadian Foreign Trade Policy, Kukucha argues thatCanadian provinces have maintained a level of autonomy in response tothese developments, sometimes even influencing Canada’s globaltrade relations and the evolution of international norms and standards.The first comprehensive review of provincial foreign trade policy inCanada, the book highlights the convergence of debates related tofederalism, Canadian foreign policy, and the global political economyas they are played out in the negotiation and implementation ofinternational trade agreements. It will be of interest to students andpractitioners of political science, public policy, and economics.