Canada's policy of multilateralism since the 1940s is related here with special attention to its policies with the WTO, NATO, the UN, the Commonwealth, the World Bank, the IMF, the Organization of American States, Francophonie, and the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe. Among the book's larger themes are the formation of post-WWII multilateral institutions, the Bretton Woods system, the Canadian role in effecting multilateral framework to help offset US dominance, the evolution of Canadian policy from the 1960s - 1980s, and its policies during the globalization of the 1990s. Keating teaches political science at the U. of Alberta. Annotation c. Book News, Inc.,Portland, OR