Economics
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Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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From Corporate Globalization to Global Co-operationWe Owe It to Our Grandchildren |
This book is about the need for an alternative to capitalism. But what does that alternative look like? And given the ever-increasing wealth and power of the 1 percent and the fact that … | J. Tom Webb | 196 | 2016 | View |
From the Great Transformation to the Great FinancializationOn Karl Polanyi and Other Essays |
Four years into the unfolding of the most serious economic crisis since the 1930s, Karl Polanyi’s prediction of the fateful consequences of unleashing the destructive power of unregulated … | Kari Polanyi Levitt | 294 | 2013 | View |
Frontline Farmers |
Who grows the food we eat? How important is it that family farms are viable in Canada today and in the future? How do viable family farms help determine the safety, diversity and sustainability … | Annette Aurélie Desmarais | 273 | 2019 | View |
NEW! Future on FireCapitalism and the Politics of Climate Change |
Climate change is already affecting millions of people. Governments talk about taking action to limit global heating to 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, but the greenhouse gas … | David Camfield | 128 | 2022 | View |
Getting to ZeroCanada Confronts Global Warming |
In this book, long-time social and environmental activist Tony Clarke provides hard-to-find information and analysis about what Canada is and is not doing as of 2018 to get to zero emissions. He … | Tony Clarke | 248 | 2018 | View |
Grocery StoryThe Promise of Food Co-ops in the Age of Grocery Store Giants |
Food has become ground-zero in our efforts to increase awareness of how our choices impact the world. Yet while we have begun to transform our communities and dinner plates, the most … | John Steinman | 306 | 2019 | View |
NEW! Growing and Eating SustainablyAgroecology in Action |
Growing and Eating Sustainably shines light on the process of agroecological transition by showcasing the experiences of growers and eaters in southern Brazil, a country where agrarian movements … | Dana James | 137 | 2021 | View |
HarperismHow Stephen Harper and his think tank colleagues have transformed Canada |
Margaret Thatcher transformed British political life forever. So did Ronald Reagan in the United States. Now Canada has experienced a similar, dramatic shift to a new kind of politics, which … | Donald Gutstein | 288 | 2014 | View |
Health and WealthHow Social and Economic Factors Affect Our Well-Being |
This book looks at the well-known link between social equality and the health and well-being of a country’s population, with a Canadian perspective and using Canadian data. As of 1999, when … | Monica Townson | 136 | 1999 | View |
Honest Politics NowWhat ethical conduct means in Canadian Public Life |
Using high-profile political scandals as case studies, this book explores the standards of accountability to which Canadian politicians are now being held. This is the definitive up to date book … | Ian Greene | 392 | 2017 | View |
Human DevelopmentLessons from the Cuban Revolution |
Capitalism is a system in crisis. In the context of an urgent need for an alternative system, Cuba provides valuable lessons. The Cuban Revolution’s unique features have allowed it to … | Henry Veltmeyer | 135 | 2014 | View |
Humanizing the EconomyCo-operatives in the Age of Capital |
At the close of the twentieth century, corporate capitalism extended its reach over the globe. While its defenders argue that globalization is the only way forward for modern, democratic … | John Restakis | 305 | 2010 | View |
NEW! I Want a Better CatastropheNavigating the Climate Crisis with Grief, Hope, and Gallows Humor |
An existential manual for tragic optimists, can-do pessimists, and compassionate doomers WITH GLOBAL WARMING projected to rocket past the 1.5°C limit, lifelong activist Andrew Boyd is thrown … | Andrew Boyd | 422 | 2023 | View |
If You’re In My Way, I’m WalkingThe Assault on Working People Since 1970 |
“If you’re in my way I’m walking.” This arrogant statement by former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien on the occasion of his physical altercation with a protester in … | Thom Workman | 160 | 2005 | View |
In The Business of ChangeHow Social Entrepreneurs are Disrupting Business as Usual |
Our communities are facing the fallout from the demise of vital industry, bankrupt economies, bad policy or policing, and political mismanagement. People are looking for answers, and the … | Elisa Birnbaum | 195 | 2018 | View |
IndigenomicsTaking a Seat at the Economic Table |
It is time. It is time to increase the visibility, role, and responsibility of the emerging modern Indigenous economy and the people involved. This is the foundation for economic reconciliation. … | Carol Anne Hilton | 274 | 2021 | View |