Economic Structures & Regional Economies

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Extractive Economy

Extractive Economy

From: Getting to Zero

Discusses Canadian economic history, focusing on the analysis that inteprets Canada as an extractive economy. Situates PMs Harper and Trudeau’s policies in this context. Examines the … 27 $2.70 Add
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From Beaver to Pond

From Beaver to Pond

A History

From: Unicorn in the Woods

This chapter links the entrepreneurial activities of Flood and Newton with another businessman from New Brunswick: Max Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook. It also touches on the historic and current … 14 $1.40 Add
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From the Ashes of Nortel

From the Ashes of Nortel

From: Unicorn in the Woods

This chapter recounts the bankrupcy of Nortel, and describes how one former Nortel employee took up a leadership role at UNB’s Centre for Technology Management and Entrepreneurship. 13 $1.30 Add
Getting to Zero

Getting to Zero

Canada Confronts Global Warming

In this book, long-time social and environmental activist Tony Clarke provides hard-to-find information and analysis about what Canada is and is not doing as of 2018 to get to zero emissions. He … 248 View
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Giving with Both Hands: Why Corporate Welfare Failed Canadians
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Giving with Both Hands: Why Corporate Welfare Failed Canadians

From: At the Trough

In this chapter, Carbonneau traces why decades of Canadian corporate subsidy programs, from the Second World War through the 1980s, failed to resolve the country’s economic problems. 10 $1.00 Add
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Halfway to Impossible

Halfway to Impossible

From: Unicorn in the Woods

This chapter concerns Radian6, a social media monitoring platform founded by many of the players discussed in the book thus far. Radian6 was later purchased and folded into the Salesforce brand. 14 $1.40 Add
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Here Come the Americans

Here Come the Americans

From: Unicorn in the Woods

In this chapter, Pitts describes Q1 Labs’ success in finding funding, and how they confronted concerns about their Canadian and Maritime location. 9 $0.90 Add
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Hi, I'm from New Brunswick

Hi, I’m from New Brunswick

From: Unicorn in the Woods

This chapter focuses on the Q1 Labs’ hunt for venture capital, which included multiple trips to the United States to woo wary investors. 11 $1.10 Add
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Homebodies

Homebodies

From: Unicorn in the Woods

In this chapter, Pitts focuses on Daniella DeGrace, who was a key player in several New Brunswick startups, including iMagic, Q1 Labs, and Radian6. 16 $1.60 Add
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Hub Cities and Transport Costs
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Hub Cities and Transport Costs

Section 1: The Economist’s City

From: Cities Matter

Chapter 2 explores transportation networks and hub cities, discussing topics including networks, ‘Transport Cost’ theory, and more. 6 $0.60 Add
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In a Tower of Glass
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In a Tower of Glass

From: Seven Days in Halifax

In this chapter, Ashe describes the events of Day Two of "Encounter on Urban Environment," detailing how officials interviewed by the panel (federal and provincial planners) addressed … 12 $1.20 Add
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In the Middle of the Atlantic

In the Middle of the Atlantic

From: Unicorn in the Woods

This chapter explores "the next big one," the hoped-for startup that will generate economic activity in the Maritimes. 9 $0.90 Add
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Innovation in Jacobs’ Agglomerations
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Innovation in Jacobs’ Agglomerations

Section 4: Cities as a Dynamic Economy

From: Cities Matter

Chapter 13 examines Jacobs’ agglomerations and its relationship to innovations, discussing topics such as Schumpeter’s theory of Creative Destruction, urban innovation, and the role … 7 $0.70 Add
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Introduction

Introduction

From: The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster

Overview of the town of Lac-Mégantic, its relation to railroads, and the rail disaster of 2013, placed within the context of government deregulation of key industries like transportation and … 6 $0.60 Add
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Introduction

Introduction

From: The Big Stall

Compares and contrasts the energy policies of Pierre and Justin Trudeau to demonstrate the shift from a government able and willing to intervene in the economy to pursue the national interest to … 3 $0.30 Add
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Introduction

Introduction

When Brian Met Chris

From: Unicorn in the Woods

In the introduction, Pitts describes a consequential meeting of two tech enthusiasts in New Brunswick. 6 $0.60 Add