ABSTRACT

This article compares Canada’s approach to foreign investment (FDI) policies on a global level at different points in time. Focusing on three publications, it analyzes development of Canadian FDI policies since the 1980s in the context of Kingdon’s model of policy streams. Through the systemist analysis of this chronological development, it identifies factors that have shaped the convergence and divergence of these policy streams. This study also discusses the continuing relevance of these factors, notably growing geopolitical tensions between China and the United States. This study unfolds in six sections. Section one provides an overview of the article. The second section introduces systemism in connection with FDI policies. Sections three through five produce systemist graphics related to each of the above-noted publications. Section six sums up the applications and constraints on systemism as an analytical tool in addressing the evolution of Canadian FDI policies.

摘要

本文比较了加拿大在不同时间点在全球范围内的外国投资 (FDI) 政策方法。它以三份出版物为重点，在 Kingdon 的政策流模型的背景下分析了自 1980 年代以来加拿大 FDI 政策的发展。通过对这种按时间顺序发展的系统主义分析，它确定了影响这些政策流趋同和发散的因素。本研究还讨论了这些因素的持续相关性，尤其是中美之间日益加剧的地缘政治紧张局势。本研究分六个部分展开。第一节对文章进行了概述。第二部分介绍与 FDI 政策相关的制度主义。第三至第五部分制作了与上述每个出版物相关的系统主义图表。