UBC Press The Provinces and Canadian Foreign Trade Policy book Paperback 256 pages

A major contribution to the study of paradiplomacy and to Canadianforeign policy and federalism. This is a very important subject and,until now, there has been no study of all ten provinces.Kukucha’s book demonstrates a complete mastery of the cases andof the secondary literature, and is most impressive for its originalresearch, parts of which are drawn from interviews with key actors.– André Lecours, co-author of Nationalism and Social Policy:The Politics of Territorial Solidarity Kukucha has written a fresh analysis of a significant and importantdevelopment in the evolution of Canadian federalism, public policy, andthe effects of globalization: the evolving role of the provinces inCanadian foreign trade policy. His is the first major book on thistopic in over fifteen years and breaks new ground in applyinginternational relations literature to domestic institutionalpolitics.– Doug Brown, co-author of Contested Federalism: Certaintyand Ambiguity in the Canadian Federation

Christopher J. Kukucha is an associate professor ofpolitical science at the University of Lethbridge and co-editor ofReadings in Canadian Foreign Trade Policy: Classic Debates and NewIdeas.