The Politics of Bilateral Management
The Case of the Automotive Trade
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5130968 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Kirton (0000-0003-3354-8681, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 39-69 |
| Publication date | 1981-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal Canada s Journal of Global Policy Analysis (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7020 • E-ISSN: 2052-465X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/002070208103600103 |
| OpenAlex | W2319742244 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
Despite numerous fluctuations in the rhetoric of Canadian-American relations over the past decade, most scholarly analysis has continued to be dominated by a concept of the relationship which highlights its special lack of, and insulation from, the conflicting interests and power politics which prevail in the world beyond North America. The most obvious aspects of this specialness are the profound disparity in size and the intense socio-economic interaction between Canada and the United States, a structure which generates a continuing predisposition to solve the problems and to secure the benefits of complex interdependence through a continuously enlarging sphere of co-operation. A further special feature is the tendency to manage this interdependence through private, bilateral consultations among functional counterparts, held within joint organizations or at ad hoc meetings, and directed at solving problems on the basis of shared information, technical expertise, a refusal to link problems to other issues, and a strongly shared set of values and perceptions about the bilateral relationship and the outside world. Perhaps the most fundamental dimension of specialness is the presumed insulation of this process from the larger forces at work in the international system. While events abroad may generate issues for the bilateral agenda and explain Canada's more intense preoccupation with North American affairs, both a globally preoccupied United States and an internationally
Automotive industry · Business · International trade · Political science · Politics · Aerospace Engineering · Canadian Identity and History · Canadian Policy and Governance · Engineering · Global trade and economics · Global trade, sustainability, and social impact · Law
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 1983 - 2004 (22) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |