Economics

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Colonialism

How Unfair Trade Changed the World

From: The Fair Trade Handbook

This chapter provides a short history of colonialism, and describes how the economic benefits of colonialism flowed from the colonized to the colonizers, especially through a process of resource … 10 $1.00 Add
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Conradictions of Capitalism

From: Critical Development Studies: An Introduction

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Context and Method

The Downtown Eastside of Vancouver

From: Someone To Talk To

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Controlling the Corporation

From: Organizing the 1%

The Operational Power of Management ; 23 $2.30 Add
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Crossing a Threshold

From: Reclaiming the Commons for the Common Good

The author’s trip to Scotland, to her family’s ancestral roots in Tulliro. 4 $0.40 Add
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Debt as Plot

From: Payback

Payback is not a book about practical debt management or high finance, although it does touch upon these subjects. Rather, it is an investigation into the idea of debt as an ancient and central … 43 $5.16 Add
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Discovering Left Politics

From: The Fire and the Ashes

This chapter details Jackson’s political awakening, the radicalism of the NDP in the 1960s, and his time at the LSE, where he studied with the Marxist theorist Ralph Miliband. 15 $1.50 Add
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Energy Alternatives to the Site C Dam in a Climate-Challenged World

From: Damming the Peace

Sustainable energy expert Guy Dauncey looks at alternatives to the Site C dam under construction in B.C.’s Peace River Valley for meeting the electricity needs of British Columbia, and … 28 $2.80 Add
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Energy and Climate

Capturing the Imagination of Canada’s Climate Policy

From: Corporate Rules

In this chapter, Jason MacLean argues that the key barrier to addressing climate change in Canada is not a deficit of scientific understanding or our technological capacity, but instead politics. … 18 $1.80 Add
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Engineers for Hire

From: BlackBerry Town

Discusses the early staff additions at Research in Motion, most notably the addition of Jim Balsillie. Reviews the development of RIM during the late 1980s and early 1990s. 9 $0.90 Add
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Five Severely Harmful Impacts

From: Legalizing Theft

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Food Prices and the People Who Grow Our Food

From: Grocery Story

This chapter describes food prices and the effect on the people who grow our food. How is the price of food determined and how does it impact every other link in the food chain? How does market … 17 $1.70 Add
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From Deregulation to Crisis

From: Bankrupticies & Bailouts

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Fundamentals

From: Negotiating So Everyone Wins

the fundamental competencies that a negotiator must possess broken down into: Planning, Expertise, Preparation, Alternatives, Patience, and Attention to Detail 35 $3.50 Add
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Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and Reporting Standards

From: Understanding Financial Statements

Discusses generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and reporting standards, focusing specifically on the hierarchy of GAAP sources, GAAP and tax law, auditing and professional standards, … 11 $1.10 Add
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Hayek From Vienna to Chicago

Architect of the Neoliberal Creed

From: From the Great Transformation to the Great Financialization

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