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THE CASTLE FINDS A NEW LIFE

THE CASTLE FINDS A NEW LIFE

From: Casa Loma

1925 – 1940. The new life of the castle as an apartment-hotel, Kiwanis, and funeral march ; 6 $0.60 Add
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The Changing Class Structure of Production Relations in the “Knowledge Economy”
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The Changing Class Structure of Production Relations in the “Knowledge Economy”

From: Tipping Point for Advanced Capitalism

Livingstone offers a brief critical assessment of recent approaches to class analysis and labour process analysis in advanced capitalism. An empirical assessment of continuity and change in this … 51 $5.10 Add
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The China-Tibet Case

The China-Tibet Case

From: Bombardier Abroad

Historical Context of China-Tibet Relations – The Qinghai-Tibet Rail Project and Bombardier – Problmes with the Project – Canadian Activism, Bombardier’s Position, and … 38 $3.80 Add
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The Choices that Created Economic Inequality

The Choices that Created Economic Inequality

From: Share the Wealth!

Readings in part 1 of this title explore the political and economic decisions and trends that have led to economic inequality in Canada. This chapter explores the conscious decisions made by the … ; 15 $1.50 Add
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The City Region
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The City Region

Section 3: Jacobs’ Spectrum of Economic Regions

From: Cities Matter

Chapter 8 focuses on how urban growth impacts surrounding areas, discussing impact on rural areas, industrial diversity, the value of land to build factories, houses for workers and their … 4 $0.40 Add
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The civil service falls in line

The civil service falls in line

From: Oil’s Deep State

Former Alberta opposition leader Kevin Taft examines the period of 2009-2014 in Alberta and the way in which civil servants were brought to identify the public interest with the oil … 20 $2.00 Add
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The Close

The Close

From: Negotiating So Everyone Wins

Dingwall outlines everything you need to know about closing negotiations. He provides nine basic considerations for closing, limiting issues on the other side, types of closes, components of the … 29 $2.90 Add
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The Co-operative Enterprise

The Co-operative Enterprise

A Valid Alterative for a Balanced Society

From: Co-operatives in a Post-Growth Era

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The Codefather and His Kids

The Codefather and His Kids

From: Unicorn in the Woods

This chapter focuses on Gerry Pond, who after leaving Q1 Labs became the most important angel investor in Atlantic Canada. 9 $0.90 Add
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The Commons as a Different Way of Seeing and Being

The Commons as a Different Way of Seeing and Being

From: Think Like a Commoner

Our tacit metaphysical commitments are the very basis for our “free market” economic and political structures. What’s so intriguing is that many scientists are starting to see … 20 $2.00 Add
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The Commons as Culture, Community, and Creation

The Commons as Culture, Community, and Creation

From: Reclaiming the Commons for the Common Good

Becoming attuned to others in the shared habitats of life on Earth: it’s that simple and that mysterious. 8 $0.80 Add
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The Commons: Dispossession and Reclamation
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The Commons: Dispossession and Reclamation

From: Civilizing the State

The Commons: Dispossession and Reclamation begins with an examination of the loss of groundwater in Chennai, India, looking at the political, economic and land-use histories leading to it. The … 17 $1.70 Add
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The Community Asset Well-Being Fund

The Community Asset Well-Being Fund

From: An Economy of Well-Being

* Eliminating Poverty in Cincinnati within a Generation 10 $1.00 Add
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The Consequences of Being Information Poor
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The Consequences of Being Information Poor

From: Shifting the Balance

Readings in part 2 of this text explore what it takes to be a data-driven organization that relies on facts and doesn’t make decisions based on instinct. This chapter discusses what can … 5 $0.50 Add
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The Construction Industry
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The Construction Industry

Capture, Corruption and Collusion in the Construction Industry

From: Corporate Rules

In this chapter, Anaïs Valiquette L’Heureux describes the ethical risks posed by large local and state infrastructure contracts and subsidy programs that involve the construction … 14 $1.40 Add
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The Construction of Domestic Work in Nineteenth-Century England and the Patriarchy of the Wage

The Construction of Domestic Work in Nineteenth-Century England and the Patriarchy of the Wage

From: Patriarchy of the Wage

This chapter examines the history of our current understanding of "domestic work/women’s labour" and the effects of this relatively recent construction on women. 12 $1.20 Add