Andrew Jackson

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The Fire and the Ashes

Rekindling Democratic Socialism

In The Fire and the Ashes, long-time union economist and policy analyst Andrew Jackson looks back on a fascinating career in the labour movement, the NDP, and left politics, combining keen … 180 View
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A Life on the Left

From: The Fire and the Ashes

In the opening chapter, Jackson describes his book as "part personal memoir, part historical analysis, and part political manifesto." He also discusses how the labour movement has been … 12 $1.20 Add
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Social Democracy and Labour

From: The Fire and the Ashes

In this chapter, the author discusses the conditions and circumstances that labour movements faced during his career. Topics include the rise of student activism, the culture wars of the 1970s, … 7 $0.70 Add
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Discovering Left Politics

From: The Fire and the Ashes

This chapter details Jackson’s political awakening, the radicalism of the NDP in the 1960s, and his time at the LSE, where he studied with the Marxist theorist Ralph Miliband. 15 $1.50 Add
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The Allende of the North

From: The Fire and the Ashes

This chapter examines the Dave Barrett NDP government of British Columbia, which was in power from 1972-1975. Jackson later worked with the BC NDP caucus as they tried to resist the resurgent … 8 $0.80 Add
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Gunboat Ed

From: The Fire and the Ashes

In this chapter, Jackson discusses his time with the federal NDP caucus, then led by Ed Broadbent. 6 $0.60 Add
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The Economy

Whose Interests Are Being Served?

From: Canada after Harper

Andrew Jackson leads off by describing how our economy has been seriously harmed by the transfer of industries and jobs to other countries, by wage stagnation, and an over-reliance on the … 19 $1.90 Add
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The Great Free Trade Debate

From: The Fire and the Ashes

This chapter concerns the authors’ work on the free trade debates in 1988, which culminated in the edited collection The Free Trade Deal. 4 $0.40 Add
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The Divided House of Labour

From: The Fire and the Ashes

In this chapter, Jackson examines the Canadian Labour Congress, which appointed him senior economist on May Day 1989. He suggests that the CLC is a fragile body compared with central labour … 17 $1.70 Add
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An Uneasy Marriage

From: The Fire and the Ashes

This chapter examines the marriage of labour and social democracy in Canada, which dates to the founding of the New Democratic Party in 1961. He suggests that the NDP has moderated its … 13 $1.30 Add
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Corporatism in Canada

From: The Fire and the Ashes

In this chapter, the author compares the corporatist labour policies of Europe to the situation in Canada. He suggests that the European model was driven by the strength of the labour movement … 8 $0.80 Add
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Canadian Workers and Contradictions of Deep Integration

From: Living with Uncle

analyzes four contradictions in the deep integration agenda and economic alternatives to deep integration 12 $1.20 Add
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Workers Teaching Workers

From: The Fire and the Ashes

This chapter stresses the importance of education in the labour movement. 3 $0.30 Add
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Think Tanks and Progressive Policy Institutions

From: The Fire and the Ashes

In this chapter, Jackson discusses the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, which worked closely with the labour movement to counter the development of right-wing thought and policies. It … 8 $0.80 Add
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A World to Win

From: The Fire and the Ashes

This chapter examines the activities of the Canadian Labour Congress in a global context, where it worked with organizations from other countries to codify basic labour rights. 5 $0.50 Add
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Labour’s Agenda in a Period of Reaction

From: The Fire and the Ashes

In this chapter, Jackson examines CLC policies in the 1980s and 1990s, which struck a balance between inward-looking economic nationalism, regulating access to domestic markets, and a more … 8 $0.80 Add