"Fragile By Design" does an excellent teasing apart of the small differences between Canadian and American social... consciousness as expressed in government po

"Fragile By Design" does an excellent teasing apart of the small differences between Canadian and American social... consciousness as expressed in government policy. A very surprising book. The too-short upshot is - Canadians actively consider the social welfare function as a thing in itself, while Americans try to bury it under complicated things like mortgage subsidies.