Economics
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From ![]() Straw and Other Fibers: A Second Harvest |
This chapter examines the use of "little trees," i.e., the stalks of straw that support seed crops. | Chris Magwood; Massey Burke | 12 | 2017 | $1.20 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Studying Classes in Advanced Capitalism |
This chapter starts with different standpoints for studying classes in advanced capitalism and establishes my current standpoint as an intellectual inside-outsider aligned with subordinate class … | D.W. Livingstone | 23 | 2023 | $2.30 Add |
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From ![]() Successful NetworkingFrom: Five Good Ideas |
This chapter by Lisa Mattam focuses on knowing your brand’s message in order to network consistently. | Lisa Mattam | 5 | 2011 | $0.50 Add |
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From ![]() Support Systems |
For those navigating the world of business for the first time, support systems — academic or other educational programs, mentorship, membership and networking organizations, workshops, … | Elisa Birnbaum | 16 | 2018 | $1.60 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Suppression of Indigenous Sovereignty in Canada’s “Consent-by-Default” IndustryPart One: Dispossession at Home |
In Chapter 3, author Aedan Alderson reflects on the role of dispossession in Canada’s land use planning industry by drawing on case studies that highlight the techniques, processes, and … | Aedan Alderson | 25 | 2022 | $2.50 Add |
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From ![]() Surrogate Motherhood: A Gift of Life or Maternity Denied? |
In this chapter, feminist scholar Silvia Federici discusses surrogacy. She discusses ways in which it gives women agency over how they use their bodies. She also discusses how surrogacy can … | Silvia Federici | 9 | 2020 | $0.90 Add |
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From ![]() Sustain ThisThe Rise of Social Entrepreneurship |
Whether working on a single issue at a time or adopting a larger, far-reaching lens of advocacy, policy and systems change, these entrepreneurs are establishing ventures with a comprehensive … | Elisa Birnbaum | 16 | 2018 | $1.60 Add |
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From ![]() Sweet!How Fair Trade Powers the Sugar Revolution From: The Fair Trade Handbook |
This chapter explores fair trade in the sugar industry; how sugar farmers are often deprived of market access; and how a Paraguayan co-operative is positively disrupting the status quo. | Martin Van den Borre | 8 | 2021 | $0.80 Add |
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From ![]() Swinging for the FencesFrom: BlackBerry Town |
Howitt touches on the Unviersity of Waterloo and how it has developed into one of the most respected technology and business schools in Canada, in large part thanks to BlackBerry’s … | Chuck Howitt | 17 | 2019 | $1.70 Add |
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From ![]() Syria: A Tale of Two PipelinesFrom: Oil and World Politics |
Analyzes the Syrian conflict, in which Big Powers (US, Russia) and regional powers (Iran, Israel, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey) clash over Sunni-Shia divisions, terrorism, and petroleum. Initial … | John Foster | 31 | 2018 | $3.10 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Table of Cases |
John S. Tyhurst | 12 | 2021 | $1.20 Add | |
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From ![]() Tackling Tax HavensFrom: Share the Wealth! |
Readings in part 2 of this title explore potential solutions to income inequality in Canada. This chapter discusses the challenges surrounding the regulation of offshore tax havens and the powers … | Angella MacEwen; Jonathan Gauvin | 15 | 2021 | $1.50 Add |
![]() Take Back the FightOrganizing Feminism for the Digital Age |
Two decades of neoliberalism have destroyed a structured, pan-regional feminist movement in Canada. As a result, new generations of feminists have come to age without ever seeing the force that … | 256 | View | ||
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From ![]() Take Commoning to ScaleFrom: Free, Fair and Alive |
The final chapter addresses how commons can be scaled up, and why it is important to believe that commons have a significant contribution to make toward global change. The authors introduce the … | David Bollier | 30 | 2019 | $3.00 Add |
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From ![]() Taking a Stand: Privileging Indigenous Knowledge |
This chapter provides a model for how to incorporate holistic methodology that privileges Indigenous knowledge(s). | Dorothy Christian | 27 | 2021 | $2.70 Add |
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From ![]() Taking ActionFrom: Intrinsic Hope |
If we can accept that the global eco-social crisis is human caused, we have the possibility of taking effective action. Taking action is one of the best ways to nurture intrinsic hope. … | Kate Davies | 17 | 2018 | $1.70 Add |


















