Pierre Martin

• Université de Montréal

The purpose of this paper is to examine the economic policies adopted respectively by Canada and the United States following the economic and financial shocks that hit the entire world economy between 2007 and 2009. From the perspective of Europe, Canada and the United States are often presented as two countries whose policies are alike. Indeed, th...

Although Canadians generally support their health care "model," dissatisfaction with health care policy and demands for fundamental changes in the system often surface in public opinion surveys. We seek to explain variations in levels of dissatisfaction and demands for health care reform with a series of micro- and macro-level analyses that account...

The recent rise of offshoring in the service sector has generated debates and concern in Canada, and, particularly, in the United States. This article explores the policy implications of this phenomenon, and its impact on trade politics. What is offshoring? How politically salient is this phenomenon? How does it affect Canada‐US economic relations?...

Viewed from Canada, which conducts 70-80 percent of its foreign trade with the United States, the evolution of commercial flows is a major component in assessing the George W. Bush presidency. This study evaluates the impact of trade agreements on Canadian exports to the US, with a particular emphasis on the effects of measures taken by the Bush ad...

Preface S.Hoffmann Kosovo, Alliance Politics, and the Future of NATO M.R.Brawley & P.Martin PART I: THE ALLIANCE, SECURITY INSTITUTIONS AND THE NATURE OF NEW THREASTS NATO's Future (In Theory) S.Walt Challenges to Euro-Atlantic Security S.N.MacFarlane The Legal and Institutional Framework for Euro-Atlantic Security A.Henrikson The European Union an...

How do people make decisions when they have to choose between unknown futures? Do they simply rely on anticipated costs and benefits or do they use some other criteria to assess their options? And what determines the criteria they use to make such decisions? This article explores the way voters take sides when they are faced with a fundamental poli...

Most scholars doubt that voters are able to explain their own vote. We argue that introspective questions whereby respondents are invited to tell, in their own words, the reasons why they vote the way they do, provide useful information on which considerations are most salient in their voting decisions. We show that open-ended questions about reaso...

Are nationalism and international economic integration irreconcilable? This paper explores the theoretical connections between these two phenomena and develops a framework to assess the implications of international economic integration for nationalist movements in the developed West. We focus upon the structural context of nationalism in democrati...

Why are Quebeckers favourably disposed or opposed to sovereignty? This choice partly depends upon the prospective evaluation of the costs and benefits of sovereignty and federalism. What are the relative contributions of economic and linguistic expectations in this choice? Does the impact of these expectations vary according to the time horizon in...

What explains the action of United States legislators in matters of international trade? Do they only respond to protectionist pressures or are they also responsive to pressures from groups favourable to free trade? Is their vote primarily influenced by diffuse or concentrated interests? What is the role played by ideology and partisanship in deter...

This article examines the linkage between the revival of Quebec nationalism since the late 1980s and the support for North American free trade by Quebec's political parties and public opinion. For the partisans of Quebec sovereignty, the expansion and institutionalization of continental trade relations can reduce the anticipated costs of transition...

This article analyses public opinion in English Canada on the issue of whether Canada should enter into an economic association with Quebec if the latter declares itself a sovereign country. Surveys indicate that there has been significant support for this idea in English Canada, although the most recent poll suggests a hardening of positions. Anal...

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Is political choice under conditions of uncertainty influenced more by expected losses than by expected gains? Does the relative importance of economic rationality in political choice vary between generations? The analysis of individual opinion on sovereignty in Quebec sheds new light on these questions. Among determinants of individual support for...

Given the disparities in economic development between the United States and Mexico, and in light of the controversies that such a negotiation was bound to generate, the American decision to negotiate a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has come as a surprise to many. This article proposes elements of an explanation for this American decis...

La politique économique canadienne à l'épreuve du continentalismeDeblockChristian et ArteauRichard (sous la direction de) Collection Politique et Économie, no 8 Montréal: ACFAS, 1988, 344 p. - Volume 22 Issue 4 - Pierre Martin

Un marché, deux sociétés? Première partie: « Libre-échange et autonomie politique » Christian Deblock et Maurice Couture, dir. Deuxième partie: « Libre-échange: aspects socio-économiques » HamelPierre J. dir. Montréal: ACFAS (Coll. Les Cahiers scientifiques, nos 50–51), 1987, 325 p., 333 p. - Volume 21 Issue 3 - Pierre Martin

Canadá, como ?estado rico y débil?, depende enormemente de su relación con Estados Unidos para su bienestar económico y su defensa. Esto limita las posibilidades de que practique una política exterior autónoma, sobre todo cuando las circunstancias, como las del 11 de septiembre de 2001, eliminan la opción de decir ?no?. Martin analiza las tensiones...