Economics

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From The Modern North, 1945–1985 From: North of Superior View James Lorimer and Company	Most historians agree that the end of the Second World War ushered in a new era in Canada. The economic and social upheaval that had dominated the 1930s became a thing of the past, and the 1950s …	Chris Southcott; Michel S. Beaulieu	16	2010	$1.60 Add
From NEW! The Moneyball Question From: Shifting the Balance View ECW Press	Readings in part 1 of this text explore how companies combine intuition with data and analytics to drive competitive wedges in their markets. This chapter explores the case of Sabermetrics and …	Mark Schrutt	10	2021	$1.00 Add
From The Moral Ambiguity of America From: The Lost Massey Lectures View House of Anansi Press	In this lecutre, Goodman examines the structural flaws in American political pluralism during the 1960s.	Paul Goodman	107	2007	$10.70 Add
From The Most Ridiculous Year Ever From: Unicorn in the Woods View Goose Lane Editions	This chapter recount’s Chris Newton’s diagnosis with melanoma, and the sale of Q1 Labs in fall 2011 for $600 million U.S. dollars.	Gordon Pitts	10	2020	$1.00 Add
From The Moving Picture of Incomes From: The Age of Increasing Inequality View James Lorimer and Company	Inequality of annual incomes is like a snapshot of inequality, which only captures part of the moving picture of our fluctuating incomes. Lifetime income depends on career progression and whether …	Lars Osberg	20	2018	$2.00 Add
From NEW! The moving picture of incomes From: The Scandalous Rise of Inequality in Canada View James Lorimer and Company	In this chapter, the author analyzes the meaning of statistics about disparities in income and what they actually say about economic inequality and well-being in Canada. He points out that the …	Lars Osberg	22	2024	$2.20 Add
From The Munk Debate on the Future of Capitalism From: The Future of Capitalism View House of Anansi Press	This reading consists of a transcript of the Munk Debate on Capitalism. The resolution being debated is "The capitalist system is broken. It’s time to try something different… …	David Brooks; Katrina Vanden Heuvel; Rudyard Griffiths; Yanis Varoufakis	57	2020	$6.84 Add
From The Myths Used to Create and Justify Inequality From: Share the Wealth! View James Lorimer and Company	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 lists and debunks several myths that are used …	Angella MacEwen; Jonathan Gauvin	16	2021	$1.60 Add
From NEW! The Nationalists of 1968 and the Search for Canadian Independence From: 1968 in Canada View University of Ottawa Press	The year 1968 marked a decisive break in the history of English-Canadian nationalism. An older generation of nationalists, mostly located in rural Canada and concerned with the loosening of …	Stephen Azzi	24	2021	$2.40 Add
From The Nature of Wealth From: Indigenomics View New Society Publishers	Topics discussed in this chapter include a timeline of money, ceremony as an expression of wealth, and the economic distortion through the lens of wealth and poverty.	Carol Anne Hilton	14	2021	$1.40 Add
From The Nazi Dictatorship Cui Bono? From: Big Business and Hitler View James Lorimer and Company	Revisionist historian Jacques R. Pauwels examines how Hitler’s government impacted on the profitability of big business and the wealth of Germany’s elite from 1933-1936.	Jacques R. Pauwels	21	2017	$2.10 Add
From The Need for a Different Worldview From: Techno-Fix View New Society Publishers	The Need for A Different Worldview suggests that a shift is needed to a different view of reality, one that is based on the fact of interconnectedness rather than the illusion of separateness, a …	Joyce Huesemann; Michael Huesemann	29	2011	$2.90 Add
From The Neoliberal Rollback in Historical Perspective From: If You're In My Way, I'm Walking View Fernwood Publishing		Thom Workman	28	2005	$4.48 Add
The New Carbon Architecture Buiding to Cool the Climate New Society Publishers	"Green buildings" that slash energy use and carbon emissions are all the rage, but they aren’t enough. The hidden culprit is embodied carbon — the carbon emitted when …	Bruce King	186	2017	View
From The New Economy From: Co-operatives in a Post-Growth Era Fernwood Publishing		Neva Goodwin	22	2014	$2.20 Add
From NEW! The New England Proposition From: Seven Days in Halifax View Formac Publishing	In this chapter, Ashe describes the events of Day Five of Halifax’s 1970 "Encounter on Urban Environment," focusing on higher education. Discussions centred on the potential for …	Robert Ashe	8	2025	$0.80 Add