Economics

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From NEW! Ungovernable How a Refinery Became “Too Big to Fail” — and What it Means to the People of Saskatchewan From: Unjust Transition View Fernwood Publishing	Chapter Five argues that the Co-op Refinery Complex in Regina, Canada, poses significant environmental and health risks to nearby residents.	Andrew Steven; Emily Eaton; Sean Tucker	29	2024	$2.90 Add
Unicorn in the Woods	As tech investors the world over search for elusive unicorns (start-ups valued at over $1 billion), acclaimed business journalist Gordon Pitts asks whether there can be a place for high-tech …		264		View
From Towards a New Union The Proposal Committee Debates From: A New Kind of Union View James Lorimer and Company	Details and overviews the discussions held between the CEP and the CAW as the New Union Project moved forward. A brief history of the committee which discussed and proposed goals for the New …	Fred Wilson	29	2019	$2.90 Add
From Unionization Rate, Work Stoppages and Declining Wages From: If You're In My Way, I'm Walking View Fernwood Publishing		Thom Workman	24	2005	$3.84 Add
From Unions Their Role in Democracy and Prosperity From: Canada after Harper View James Lorimer and Company	Lynne Fernandez then recounts how neoliberal government and corporate practices have weakened unions and violated their fundamental rights.	Lynne Fernandez	25	2015	$2.50 Add
From Uniting the "I" and the "We" Affordable Housing in Perpetuity From: Resilience Imperative View New Society Publishers	The unprecedented financial, economic, and social fallout from the credit crunch presents governments with a structural set of problems when it comes to housing. A steep decline in prices in many …	Michael Lewis; Pat Conaty	28	2012	$2.80 Add
NEW! Unjust Transition The Future for Fossil Fuel Workers	In 2019, Regina’s Co-op Refinery Complex (CRC), a subsidiary of Federated Co-operative, locked out Unifor Local 594 after collective bargaining negotiations failed. CRC used the transition …		232		View
From Unlearning From: Decolonizing Academia View Fernwood Publishing		Clelia O. Rodríguez	33	2019	$3.30 Add
From Unleashing Philanthropy From: Clean Money Revolution View New Society Publishers	Giving away money is an under-realized subset of clean money. The world needs to unleash the charitable sector in solving big problems. Foundations are monumentally important in this. They hold …	Joel Solomon; Tyee Bridge	18	2017	$1.80 Add
From Unsustainable From: Fixing Fashion View New Society Publishers	Unsustainable begins with a case study of water pollution from a textile mill in China, owned by a Hong Kong company. Then it considers sustainable trade and programs like the Better Cotton …	Michael Lavergne	32	2015	$3.20 Add
From Updating the Model From: Human Development View Fernwood Publishing		Henry Veltmeyer	26	2014	$3.90 Add
From NEW! Urban Land Values Section 1: The Economist’s City From: Cities Matter View bar	Chapter 3 examines urban land value, discussing topics including land value, the choice between urban, suburban or rural, types of buildings such as office towers, apartment buildings, rental …	Charles-Albert Ramsay	10	2022	$1.00 Add
From NEW! Using Law and Democracy to Resist Predatory Mining From: Testimonio View Between The Lines	Essays in this section: Reclaiming Democracy, Realizing Self-Determination: Consultas as a Tool to Defend Human Rights and the Environment in Guatemala’s Genocidal Shadow – …	Cory Wanless; J.P. Laplante	22	2021	$2.20 Add
From Valorization Crisis and the Path to Global Depression From: Twilight Capitalism View Fernwood Publishing	This chapter explores the processes of financialization, the disconnect between the "real" and "ficticious" economies, and the Great Recession of 2008. The authors suggest …	Jonah Butovsky; Josh J. Watterton; Murray E.G. Smith	38	2021	$3.80 Add
From NEW! Vax and spend Trudeau's income support programs before and after the pandemic From: The Trudeau Record View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter evaluates the Trudeau government’s social spending policies, particularly income support programs before and after the pandemic.	David Macdonald	15	2024	$1.50 Add
From Venezuela under Chavez: The Dialectics of Twenty First-Century Socialism From: 21st Century Socialism View Fernwood Publishing		Jeffery R. Webber	29	2011	$3.19 Add