Economics

Showing 1569–1584 of 1966 results

Title & Subtitle Abstract Contributors Pages Year Purchase
From
The Consequences of Being Information Poor
NEW!

The Consequences of Being Information Poor

From: Shifting the Balance

Readings in part 2 of this text explore what it takes to be a data-driven organization that relies on facts and doesn’t make decisions based on instinct. This chapter discusses what can … 5 $0.50 Add
From
The Construction Industry
NEW!

The Construction Industry

Capture, Corruption and Collusion in the Construction Industry

From: Corporate Rules

In this chapter, Anaïs Valiquette L’Heureux describes the ethical risks posed by large local and state infrastructure contracts and subsidy programs that involve the construction … 14 $1.40 Add
From
The Construction of Domestic Work in Nineteenth-Century England and the Patriarchy of the Wage

The Construction of Domestic Work in Nineteenth-Century England and the Patriarchy of the Wage

From: Patriarchy of the Wage

This chapter examines the history of our current understanding of "domestic work/women’s labour" and the effects of this relatively recent construction on women. 12 $1.20 Add
The Consulting Trap
NEW!

The Consulting Trap

How Professional Service Firms Hook Governments & Undermine Democracy

The Consulting Trap does a deep dive into how governments have become hooked on private consultancy firms with dire consequences for democratic decision-making, public accountability and … 204 View
From
The Consumer in a Changing Food System

The Consumer in a Changing Food System

From: Emergent Agriculture

Profitability is determined in the market. Consumers must value products sufficiently to pay a price that exceeds the cost of production and transportation. Price is determined by myriad factors, … 15 $1.50 Add
From
The Corporation vs. Nature

The Corporation vs. Nature

From: The Big Stall

Discusses an alternative approach to dealing with climate change: abandon neo-liberal measures and shift to a zero growth economy with redistribution of existing wealth. Action requires … 17 $1.70 Add
From
The Cost of Poverty

The Cost of Poverty

From: About Canada: Poverty

26 $2.34 Add
From
The "Creative Class" Creates a Global Urban Clash

The "Creative Class" Creates a Global Urban Clash

From: Shift Change

In this chapter, the author examines the relationship between Hamilton and Toronto, and how these two once-divided cities are now closely intertwined. The chapter also explores gentrification in … 53 $5.30 Add
From
The Crisis of Community

The Crisis of Community

From: Humanizing the Economy

The Decline of Social Capital The End of Authenticity Shadowland Reciprocity and Restoration The Meaning of Work 25 $2.50 Add
From
The Crisis of US Labour, Past and Present
NEW!

The Crisis of US Labour, Past and Present

From: The Socialist Register 2022

Samir Sonti explores the long decline of organized labour since its heyday in the mid-twentieth century. Sonti explores the challenge of rebuilding the American union movement in the post-Trump … 24 $2.40 Add
From
The Current Crisis

The Current Crisis

From: The Tangled Garden

Documents Canada’s cultural policies as they stand today. Specifically focusing on Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government and Melanie Joly’s tenure as Canada’s minister for … 32 $3.20 Add
From
The Customs Act

The Customs Act

From: Canada's Laws on Import and Export

Description of the important provisions of the Customs Act governing the basic obligations to report goods to customs, to make due entry of them, and to pay applicable duties and taxes. 75 $7.50 Add
From
The Customs Tariff

The Customs Tariff

From: Canada's Laws on Import and Export

Description of the process of imposition of duties, tariff classification, origin of goods and marking, tariff treatment, and duties relief, including a separate classification for prohibited goods. 223 $22.30 Add
From
The Daughters of Kali

The Daughters of Kali

From: Humanizing the Economy

Sonagchi The Stories A Terrible Reflection 28 $2.80 Add
From
The democratic emergency

The democratic emergency

From: SOS

Chapter 8 examines why the North lacks the same political energy for enacting change, discussing the decline in political awareness and engagement, Social movements , the business oligarchy, … 11 $1.10 Add