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Web Giants

Web Giants

From: Share the Wealth!

Readings in part 2 of this title explore potential solutions to income inequality in Canada. This chapter explores solutions for taxing massive online corporations, who have hisotrically proved … ; 10 $1.00 Add
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Welcome to Lev, Lemberg, Lwow, Lvov, Lviv . . .

Welcome to Lev, Lemberg, Lwow, Lvov, Lviv . . .

From: Family Ties

This chapter explores how regional Ukrainian nationalism was constructed, and examines stories of family displacement through archival research to clarify contested claims regarding Chrystia Freeland. 17 $1.70 Add
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Welcome to the Anthropocene
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Welcome to the Anthropocene

From: The Case for Climate Capitalism

In this chapter, Rand summarizes the challenges facing humanity if it wants to survive the 21st century. He concludes with a letter to his son, giving a vision of a future where climate change is … 20 $2.00 Add
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Well-Being for First Nations

Well-Being for First Nations

From: An Economy of Well-Being

* Measuring What Matters to Community Well-Being * Why a Community Asset Assessment? * Natural Capital Assessment * The Well-Being Community Planning Process * Benefits of a Well-Being-Based … 15 $1.50 Add
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Well-Being Impact Investing

Well-Being Impact Investing

From: An Economy of Well-Being

* Virtuous Financial Leadership * Lintel Capital LLC: Investment for Good * Well-Being Impact Investment Funds * And the Times, They are a-Changin’ 9 $0.90 Add
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We're All Keynesians - Again

We’re All Keynesians – Again

From: Bankrupticies & Bailouts

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Whale Hunting on the New York Thruway

Whale Hunting on the New York Thruway

From: Unicorn in the Woods

This chapter details Pitt’s visits to startup incubators in the United States, and explores several nascent companies with the potential to garner a billion-dollar valuation. 13 $1.30 Add
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What are P3s?

What are P3s?

From: About Canada: Public-Private Partnerships

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What Business Can Learn from Sports about Data (and Vice Versa)
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What Business Can Learn from Sports about Data (and Vice Versa)

From: Shifting the Balance

Readings in part 4 of this text explore the ways in which data-driven decision making are applied to different industries. This chapter explores case studies in the world of professional sports … 20 $2.00 Add
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What do the treaties prohibit?

What do the treaties prohibit?

From: Sold Down the Yangtze

The expansions of the treaties’ vague protections for foreign investors have a corresponding impact on voters who want a government to be able to change its policies, or on taxpayers who … 9 $0.90 Add
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What Do We Need to Do?
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What Do We Need to Do?

From: Runaway Climate

What Do We Need to Do? Personal actions, public health, role of government, fossil fuel subsidies, zero carbon commitments, carbon pricing 17 $1.70 Add
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What Does It Mean to Be a Movement? A Proposal for a Coherent, Powerful, Indigenous-Led Movement

What Does It Mean to Be a Movement? A Proposal for a Coherent, Powerful, Indigenous-Led Movement

Part III: Future Prospects

From: A Line in the Tar Sands

In Chapter 24 Emily Coats focuses on Indigenous-led movements in Northern Alberta, discussing climate change, climate injustices, pollution, the Crown and Canadian law, and the UN Declaration on … 12 $1.20 Add
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What Economic Sovereignty Really Means
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What Economic Sovereignty Really Means

From: Reclaiming Canadian Sovereignty in a Ruptured World

In this chapter, Lam examines how Canada’s economic dependence on the United States threatens its political independence. 14 $1.40 Add
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What if it was a judicial process?

What if it was a judicial process?

From: Sold Down the Yangtze

One of the key flaws in investor-state arbitration is that it leads to final decisions about issues of great importance for countries (and foreign investors too), but does not use a judicial … 9 $0.90 Add
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What Is Capitalism?

What Is Capitalism?

From: Ecology for the 99%

This chapter explains capitalism as both an economic system and a form of social organization. It also explores how capitalism can be undemocratic and highlights the problems with capitalist companies. ; ; ; ; 8 $0.80 Add