North American Integration

11   Secure Borders and Uncertain Trade

Coral R. Snodgrass and Guy H. Gessner

INTRODUCTION

The theme of this book is an examination of the institutions governing the interactions among the three nations of North America and the implications for these interactions in the absence of strong institutional governance mechanisms. Our project looks at one very specific set of interactions—namely, the functioning of supply chains across the Canada-US border. Unfortunately, this has been an area of continuing managerial challenges where borders have thickened and, until recently, there has been little meaningful cooperation. This state of affairs represents a 180-degree shift in thinking about the Canada-US border and the importance of its smooth functioning ...