Economics

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From NEW! Economies of Agglomeration Section 1: The Economist’s City From: Cities Matter View bar	Chapter 1 examines the theory of economic agglomeration, topics discussed include “economies of scale,” types of economies of agglomeration (Shared pool of labour, Input sharing, …	Charles-Albert Ramsay	10	2022	$1.00 Add
From NEW! Ecosocialism From: Future on Fire View Fernwood Publishing	Chapter 5 examines a future guided by ecosocialism. Topics discussed include the transition away from corporate, consumer, and crony capitalism, what makes ecosocialism a good alternative to …	David Camfield	9	2022	$0.90 Add
From Effective HR Management From: Five Good Ideas View Coach House Books	This chapter by Lynne Toupin focuses on how to align skills and knowledge with what jobs need to be done and developing a workplace culture which fosters ongoing learning.	Lynne Toupin	7	2011	$0.70 Add
From Effective Interactions Supremacist Power and Liberatory Power From: The Power Manual View New Society Publishers	There are three core propositions in chapter 1, Effective Interactions, drawing on the work of Michel Foucault and bell hooks: (1) that there are both supremacist and liberatory ways to act out …	Cyndi Suarez	4	2018	$0.40 Add
From Elements of a Theory of Community Economic Development From: Transforming or Reforming Capitalism View Fernwood Publishing		John Loxley	27	2007	$2.70 Add
From Embracing Agrarian Feminism: “The Farm Is Mary’s and Mine” From: Frontline Farmers View Fernwood Publishing	The ninth chapter considers the experiences of women in the National Farmers Union and as farmers. Interviews are with Joan Brady, Marie Burge, Shannon Jones, Jean Leahy, Coral Sproule and Nettie …	Carla Roppel	19	2019	$1.90 Add
From Embracing our Creative Instability Reflections on th eDecennial of the Trent-Carleton Joint Doctoral Program in Canadian Studies From: Canadian Studies View Fernwood Publishing		Jeffrey Ruhl; L. Pauline Rankin	16	2012	$1.60 Add
From Empire, War and Revolution From: Big Business and Hitler View James Lorimer and Company	Revisionist historian Jacques R. Pauwels examines the situation in Germany from 1900-1919 that led to Hitler’s rise to power paying particular focus on the German elite of aristocrats and …	Jacques R. Pauwels	12	2017	$1.20 Add
From Employee Ownership and Health An Initial Study From: Co-operatives in a Post-Growth Era Fernwood Publishing		David Erdal	11	2014	$1.10 Add
From NEW! Empowering Entrepreneurs From: The Shopify Story View ECW Press	This chapter discusses alternative e-commerce business models and software’s, notably SaaS platforms, which supported entrepreneurship on a large scale.	Larry MacDonald	6	2024	$0.60 Add
From Enclosure and the Commons From: Think Like a Commoner View New Society Publishers	What happens when markets become so powerful that they disrupt natural ecosystems, reorder how people conduct their lives and claim ownership of life-forms? It is sometimes difficult to step …	David Bollier	17	2014	$1.70 Add
From Enclosures of Knowledge and Culture From: Think Like a Commoner View New Society Publishers	Copyright and trademark law — with help from new types of “technological locks” that encrypt DVDs and ebooks — are privatizing more and more of our shared culture so that …	David Bollier	14	2014	$1.40 Add
From Enclosures of Public Spaces and Infrastructure From: Think Like a Commoner View New Society Publishers	The city is one of the most fiercely contested arenas for market enclosures. Public squares, parks, walkways, sports arenas and the very face and identity of a city are being taken over by a cozy …	David Bollier	10	2014	$1.00 Add
From Ending the Age of Fossil Fuels and Building an Economics for the Seventh Generation Part III: Future Prospects From: A Line in the Tar Sands View Between The Lines	In Chapter 21 Winona LaDuke explores the Ojibwe prophecy for the seventh fire and how it relates to collective or individual actions, discussing the Natural Resources Defense Council, disasters …	Winona LaDuke	11	2014	$1.10 Add
From Energy Alternatives to the Site C Dam in a Climate-Challenged World From: Damming the Peace View James Lorimer and Company	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 …	Guy Dauncey	28	2018	$2.80 Add
From NEW! Energy and Climate Capturing the Imagination of Canada’s Climate Policy From: Corporate Rules View James Lorimer and Company	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. …	Jason MacLean	18	2022	$1.80 Add