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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
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“The current system is not working”
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“The current system is not working”

From: The Coutts Diaries

In this chapter, Graham examines the political fallout from Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau’s December 28, 1975, CTV interview, in which he challenged the free-market system’s handling … 7 $0.70 Add
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“The Gang of Five”
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“The Gang of Five”

From: The Coutts Diaries

In this chapter, Graham examines the political and economic turmoil of January 1981 under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau’s Liberal government (as told by the diary of Jim Coutts, Prime … 9 $0.90 Add
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The Geoeconomic Context

The Geoeconomic Context

From: The Indo-Pacific

In this chapter, Lilly and Li examine Canada’s geoeconomic strategy toward the Indo-Pacific region in the early 2020s, framed by U.S.–China strategic competition. 10 $1.00 Add
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The Government Role in Creating Wealth

The Government Role in Creating Wealth

From: Share the Wealth!

Readings in part 3 of this title explore the disticition between income inequality and wealth inequaltiy and methods for building shared wealth for Canadians. This chapter explore the role of the … ; 6 $0.60 Add
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The Making of Marcel

The Making of Marcel

From: Unicorn in the Woods

In this chapter, Pitts explores the life of Marcel LeBrun, the CEO and co-founder of iMagicTV Inc., a company that made an early attempt at delivering video-on-demand over the internet. 10 $1.00 Add
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The Most Ridiculous Year Ever

The Most Ridiculous Year Ever

From: Unicorn in the Woods

This chapter recount’s Chris Newton’s diagnosis with melanoma, and the sale of Q1 Labs in fall 2011 for $600 million U.S. dollars. 10 $1.00 Add
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The Moving Picture of Incomes

The Moving Picture of Incomes

From: The Age of Increasing Inequality

Inequality of annual incomes is like a snapshot of inequality, which only captures part of the moving picture of our fluctuating incomes. Lifetime income depends on career progression and whether … 20 $2.00 Add
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The moving picture of incomes
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The moving picture of incomes

From: The Scandalous Rise of Inequality in Canada

In this chapter, the author analyzes the meaning of statistics about disparities in income and what they actually say about economic inequality and well-being in Canada. He points out that the … 22 $2.20 Add
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The Myths Used to Create and Justify Inequality

The Myths Used to Create and Justify Inequality

From: Share the Wealth!

Readings in part 1 of this title explore the political and economic decisions and trends that have led to economic inequality in Canada. This chapter lists and debunks several myths that are used … ; 16 $1.60 Add
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The Need for a Different Worldview

The Need for a Different Worldview

From: Techno-Fix

The Need for A Different Worldview suggests that a shift is needed to a different view of reality, one that is based on the fact of interconnectedness rather than the illusion of separateness, a … ; 29 $2.90 Add
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The Policy Influence of Economic Ideas

The Policy Influence of Economic Ideas

Interests, Institutions and Innovation in Canada

From: Restructuring and Resistance

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The Power of Price

The Power of Price

From: The Big Fix

In this chapter, Hearn and Bednar examine how concentrated corporate players in Canada’s grocery sector wield pricing power over consumers and workers. ; 7 $0.70 Add
The Rise of Indigenous Economic Power
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The Rise of Indigenous Economic Power

Deconstructing Indian Act Economics

In this book Carol Anne Hilton, author of Indigenomics, explores growing Indigenous economic power achieved despite systemic barriers resulting from the racist policies of the Indian Act. … 266 View
The Scandalous Rise of Inequality in Canada
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The Scandalous Rise of Inequality in Canada

There are more billionaires than ever in Canada – and they are capturing an ever-growing share of the country’s wealth. Meanwhile 90% of Canadians are steadily losing ground. … 288 View
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The TPP and Health Care

The TPP and Health Care

From: The Trans-Pacific Partnership and Canada

Explores the implications of the TPP for public health care resulting from the agreement’s provisions on intellectual property, services and investment. 26 $2.60 Add