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Volume 11 - October 1991

Contents

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Articles

  • Sleeping with an Elephant: The American Influence on Canadian Environmental Regulation*

  • George Hoberg
  • Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    28 November 2008, pp. 107-131

  • This article analyzes the American influence on Canadian environmental regulation in order to show the international sources of domestic public policy, especially the manner in which Canadian policy development is influenced by the United States, and the specific dynamics of Canadian regulatory policy. The United States influences Canadian domestic public policy by the export of costs and the export of knowledge. An analysis of major developments in the areas of air pollution, water pollution, pesticides, toxic substance regulation, and environmental impact assessment demonstrates that American influence over Canadian environmental regulation is pervasive. The most frequent pattern is emulation, where value convergence combined with U.S. leadership leads to Canadian borrowing of U.S. policy innovations. This process can be either elite-driven or activist-driven, the latter being characterized by an enlarged scope of conflict, media exposure, and pressure campaigns on policymakers.

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Front matter

  • PUP volume 11 issue 1 Cover and Front matter

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    28 November 2008, pp. f1-f2
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  • PUP volume 11 issue 1 Cover and Back matter

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    28 November 2008, pp. b1-b3
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