The subject of this dissertation is the impact of Canada's position within the international capitalist system on foreign policy as manifested towards Korea from 1947 to 1955. Canada is characterized as an "advanced dependent-developed" country, exhibiting both "dependent" and "independent" directions in its economic development. The dissertation argues that a similar combination could be distinguished in foreign policy. A scale is elaborated identifying four hypothetical categorizations of policy: Independent; Limited-Independent; Active-Dependent; and, Dependent; and the scale is applied to critical points in Canada-Korea relations. The dissertation concludes that "Active-Dependence" is the most consistent conceptualization of Canadian policy and that the movement in this direction involved the gradual erosion of Canadian independence. This is directly related to the development of "continental economic integration" and Canadian "advanced dependent-developed" status.

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