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Aviation and Rail

Regulatory Capture in the Aviation and Rail Sector

From: Corporate Rules

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In this chapter, Bruce Campbell examines the risks in the regulatory capture of the rail and aviation sectors in Canada and the dangers with the increase deregulation of transport. Campbell … 18 $1.80 Add
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Local Foodmakers

The People Behind the Products

From: Grocery Story

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Examples of local foodmakers and the pitfalls they experience in supplying grocery chains are described. The role of food co-ops as small business incubators and the fair dealiing policies co-ops … 16 $1.60 Add
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Warning Signs

From: BlackBerry Town

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Howitt asseses Research in Motion as its success is threatened by rival companies – most notably Apple’s iPhone. 16 $1.60 Add
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The Fall

From: BlackBerry Town

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Examines BlackBerry’s precipitous fall, which evenutally resulted in Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie’s exit from the company. 17 $1.70 Add
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The Shipping Industry

Regulatory Capture in the Shipping Industry

From: Corporate Rules

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In this chapter John Dalziel, Floris Goerlandt, Roland Pelot, and Aldo Chircop examine regulatory capture in the shipping industry. The authors reflect on the relationship between governments as … ; ; 23 $2.30 Add
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Threats to Food Co-ops

From: Grocery Story

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The co-opting by grocery chains of co-op values as marketing strategies is described, as well as the challenges of the "cornucopia effect", caused by a dizzying variety of choice. The … 20 $2.00 Add
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Growing Food Co-ops, Growing the Movement

From: Grocery Story

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The Kootenay Co-op expansion to a new location is described through member loans and– a first in food co-op history– as a developer of Nelson Commons, residential units above the … 12 $1.20 Add
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Mining Abroad

Getting Real — Canadian Mining Abroad and the Ombudsman for Responsible Enterprise

From: Corporate Rules

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In this chapter, Elizabeth Steyn critically examines what lead to the short comings of the long-awaited creation of the Canadian Ombudsman for Responsible Enterprise or CORE which was promised to … 15 $1.50 Add
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Silver Lining

From: BlackBerry Town

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Howitt outlines the years following BlackBerry’s collapse, noting how many of the talented and educated tech workers BlackBerry was forced to lay off stayed in the Kitchener-Waterloo area, … 16 $1.60 Add
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American Fans and Partners of Hitler

From: Big Business and Hitler

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Revisionist historian Jacques R. Pauwels looks at the support that Hitler received from American industrialists and bankers who were tied to German business from 1920-1940. 17 $1.70 Add
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Banks and Financial Institutions

Canadian Bank Regulation — A Case of Efficient Capture

From: Corporate Rules

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In this chapter, Marc- André Pigeon and David Pringle examine how the defining features of Canada’s banking sector are its enduring stability and profitability, as well as examine the … 21 $2.10 Add
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Epilogue

Where Do We Go from Here?

From: Grocery Story

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The author asserts that capitalist economies do not serve the food needs of entire nations, and that the co-operative model is the means through which public spaces like the food supply can … 3 $0.30 Add