Author (Person) | Ouimet, Hubert Rioux |
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Series Title | Regional and Federal Studies |
Series Details | Vol.25, No.2, April 2015, p109-128 |
Publication Date | April 2015 |
ISSN | 1359-7566 |
Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
Abstract: Many of the most active regions in terms of commercial paradiplomacy are home to influential nationalist movements: Scotland and Quebec are cases in point. Conversely, many rich and export-oriented regions, such as South East England in the United Kingdom or Ontario in Canada, remain less active, if at all, in this domain. Nevertheless, the influence of nationalism as a driving force behind the practice of commercial paradiplomacy by subnational entities has often been subordinated to other variables such as ‘trade openness’ (exports as part of GDP) or ‘asymmetry’ with national economic interests (export and FDI partners). This article describes the development of autonomous commercial paradiplomacy apparatuses in Quebec and Scotland by focusing on nationalism as a crucial motive, which is also partly responsible for the way such apparatuses developed, through the establishment of organizations and strategies institutionally distinct from those of the ‘rest’ of Canada and the UK. |
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Source Link | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13597566.2014.992886 |
Subject Categories | Politics and International Relations |
Countries / Regions | United Kingdom |
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