Corporations
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Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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From Enclosures of Public Spaces and InfrastructureFrom: Think Like a Commoner |
The city is one of the most fiercely contested arenas for market enclosures. Public squares, parks, walkways, sports arenas and the very face and identity of a city are being taken over by a cozy … | David Bollier | 10 | 2014 | $1.00 Add |
From InterludeFrom: Grocery Story |
This chapter describes alternative, viable, models for grocery stores and the "food shed" of local retailers and growers in Nelson, BC, and Viroqua, Wisconsin. The grocery store chains … | John Steinman | 11 | 2019 | $1.10 Add |
From LeadershipFrom: Five Good Ideas |
This chapter by Rocco Rossi focuses on the energy needed to properly lead your organization and the process on how to get there. | Rocco Rossi | 6 | 2011 | $0.60 Add |
From Riding the RocketFrom: BlackBerry Town |
Howitt details Research in Motion’s rise to prominence and what that meant for Canadian business, particularly in the Kitchener-Waterloo region. | Chuck Howitt | 21 | 2019 | $2.10 Add |
From NEW! The Oil IndustryCorporate Power and Oil Industry Regulation in Alberta From: Corporate Rules |
In this chapter, Nathan Lemphers looks at the overwhelming influence the oil industry exerts over Alberta, focusing on the history of the oil industry in the region and how it has shaped and … | Nathan Lemphers | 17 | 2022 | $1.70 Add |
From BoomtownFrom: BlackBerry Town |
Howitt describes Research in Motion’s continued success, specifically from the point of view of several of the company’s key employees. | Chuck Howitt | 17 | 2019 | $1.70 Add |
From NEW! EcosocialismFrom: Future on Fire |
Chapter 5 examines a future guided by ecosocialism. Topics discussed include the transition away from corporate, consumer, and crony capitalism, what makes ecosocialism a good alternative to … | David Camfield | 9 | 2022 | $0.90 Add |
From Enclosures of Knowledge and CultureFrom: Think Like a Commoner |
Copyright and trademark law — with help from new types of “technological locks” that encrypt DVDs and ebooks — are privatizing more and more of our shared culture so that … | David Bollier | 14 | 2014 | $1.40 Add |
From Enter the Co-opFrom: Grocery Story |
In this chapter the author describes the history of co-ops from 1761 in Scotland to the revival of community-owned grocery stores in the 1980s. The structure and types of co-ops, their … | John Steinman | 13 | 2019 | $1.30 Add |
From Insitutional ChangeFrom: Five Good Ideas |
This chapter by Alok Mukherjee focuses on the collective approach to success, including the importance of team management. | Alok Mukherjee | 7 | 2011 | $0.70 Add |
From NEW! Nuclear PowerRegulating the Nuclear Power Industry — the Need for Independence of the Regulator From: Corporate Rules |
In this chapter, Theresa McClenaghan discusses the history of of nuclear power in Canada and the world. She explains many aspects involved with the creation and sustaining of the nuclear … | Theresa McClenaghan | 28 | 2022 | $2.80 Add |
From When Ideas Become Common SenseFrom: Organizing the 1% |
The Corporate Reach Into Culture and Politics | J.P. Sapinski; William K. Carroll | 25 | 2018 | $2.50 Add |
From NEW! DrugsRegulatory Capture and the Disabling of Drug Safety at Health Canada From: Corporate Rules |
In this chapter, Michèle Brill-Edwards provides a behind-the-scenes look at how the Canadian government has quietly disabled the safety system for drugs in Canada. The Food and Drugs Act … | Michèle Brill-Edwards | 23 | 2022 | $2.30 Add |
From Influencing ChangeFrom: Five Good Ideas |
This chapter by John Oesch focuses on identifying personal losses and how to effectively go about change. | John Oesch | 4 | 2011 | $0.40 Add |
From Silicon Valley NorthFrom: BlackBerry Town |
Howitt examines the growth of Kitchener-Waterloo’s growing reputation as a tech leader from the perspective of several staff and executives of other tech companies in the area. | Chuck Howitt | 26 | 2019 | $2.60 Add |
From The Food Co-op WavesFrom: Grocery Story |
This chapter describes Black American and working-class consumer co-ops founded in the 1930s Great Depression, many of which, resembling conventional grocery stores, are still in operation while … | John Steinman | 18 | 2019 | $1.80 Add |