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2021 has been a year as full of turmoil as almost any year on record since World War II. The world, and Canada, has faced multiple and overlapping crises that have challenged mechanisms of national, regional, and global governance to the limit. This concluding chapter lays out some options for rethinking Canada’s role in the international economic order, based on contributions to the volume.
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Andrea Shalal, “IMF delays release of new forecast to Jan 25 to factor in COVID-19 developments,” Reuters, January 4, 2022, https://www.reuters.com/business/imf-delays-release-new-forecast-jan-25-factor-covid-19-developments-2022-01-04/.
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Phillip Barrett, et al., “After-Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Prospects for Medium-Term Economic Damage,” IMF Working Paper, 2021, 3.
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The fate of Democrat Presidents who threaten escalation and then are seen to back down is not a good one. This alone would indicate concessions from the United States are unlikely.
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Carment, D., Paltiel, J., Macdonald, L., Rodríguez, F., Wallace, R.Z. (2022). Conclusion: What’s Ahead for Canada? Challenges to the Liberal International Order and Great Power Rivalry. In: Carment, D., Macdonald, L., Paltiel, J. (eds) Canada and Great Power Competition. Canada and International Affairs. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-04368-0_16
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