Political Economy

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From NEW! Chapter 8: The Rise of Indigenous Economic Power From: The Rise of Indigenous Economic Power View New Society Publishers	This chapter highlights initiatives that would help make up $100 billion in Indigenous economic value, such as leveraging cultural capital, advancing sustainable development, and more.	Carol Anne Hilton	54	2025	$5.40 Add
From NEW! Class War Waged from Above, 1975–2000 From: Capitalism, Colonialism, and Crises View James Lorimer and Company	In this chapter, Palmer examines the decline of Canadian labour movement from the 1970s to the 1990s. Provincial government officials fought civil servants over wages and weakened unions’ …	Bryan D. Palmer	13	2026	$1.30 Add
From Commons and Commoning From: Free, Fair and Alive View New Society Publishers	In the first chapter, the authors argue first that large-scale cooperation is possible for humans, and that commoning, our capacity to self-organize and help each other through creation of …	David Bollier	16	2019	$1.60 Add
NEW! Crisis and Contagion Conversations on Capitalism and Covid-19 Between The Lines	Crisis and Contagion is a selection of fourteen interviews conducted by Ian McKay of the Wilson Institute at McMaster University. Interviews with Nancy Fraser, Mike Davis, Mack Penner, Andreas …	Ian McKay	324	2023	View
From NEW! Crisis Capitalism and the Political Economy of Instability: Canada’s Downward Slide, 2000–25 From: Capitalism, Colonialism, and Crises View James Lorimer and Company	An overview of the Canadian economy’s development in the period 2000-2025.	Bryan D. Palmer	7	2026	$0.70 Add
From NEW! Crisis Capitalism in 2025: A Balance Sheet From: Capitalism, Colonialism, and Crises View James Lorimer and Company	In this concluding chapter of his three-volume history, Palmer concludes that recurring financial crises are a signature feature of postwar capitalism. Capitalism has yielded deep and growing …	Bryan D. Palmer	15	2026	$1.50 Add
From NEW! Crisis Capitalism on Steroids: Dimensions of Trumpism, 2024–25 From: Capitalism, Colonialism, and Crises View James Lorimer and Company	In this chapter, Palmer discusses US president Donald Trump’s second term, the major shift in US economic and foreign policy that followed, and the multiple impacts felt by Canada resulting …	Bryan D. Palmer	23	2026	$2.30 Add
From NEW! Deindustrialization in Hard Times: Dismantling Canadian Workplaces, 2000–25 From: Capitalism, Colonialism, and Crises View James Lorimer and Company	In this chapter, Palmer describes the steady deindustrialization of the Canadian economy with many specific examples in the 2000-2025 period.	Bryan D. Palmer	13	2026	$1.30 Add
Free, Fair and Alive The Insurgent Power of the Commons	From co-housing and agroecology to fisheries and open-source everything, people around the world are increasingly turning to ‘commoning’ to emancipate themselves from a predatory …		448		View
From Index From: Free, Fair and Alive View New Society Publishers	Index	David Bollier	26	2019	$2.60 Add
From Introduction From: Free, Fair and Alive View New Society Publishers	In the introduction, the authors frame current modern challenges such as climate change and social inequity as issues that can be effectively addressed through a lens of the commons, which they …	David Bollier	9	2019	$0.90 Add
From NEW! Introduction From: Crisis and Contagion View Between The Lines	In the introduction to this book, Ian McKay discussed the COVID-19 pandemic and its political and social impacts. McKay introduces the concept of this book and lists some of the interviewees.	Ian McKay	12	2023	$1.20 Add
From NEW! Introduction From: Capitalism, Colonialism, and Crises View James Lorimer and Company	This introduction describes the big picture of how Canada’s economy developed over the period from 1960 onwards. Palmer describes how labour’s early postwar gains faded as corporate …	Bryan D. Palmer	12	2026	$1.20 Add
From Introduction of Part II The Triad of Commoning From: Free, Fair and Alive View New Society Publishers	The introduction to the second part of the book explains that in the coming section, the authors set out to articulate a comprehensive framework, called the Triad, for commons and commoning. The …	David Bollier	8	2019	$0.80 Add
From Introduction to Part III Growing the Commonsverse From: Free, Fair and Alive View New Society Publishers	This introduction to the third part takes stock of what the book has covered so far, and indicates that the third part will deal with the issue of how commons fit into the context of larger …	David Bollier	6	2019	$0.60 Add
From Language and the Creation of Commons From: Free, Fair and Alive View New Society Publishers	In this chapter, the authors begin with illustrating how language shapes our views of the world, and then argue that we need new language to begin the ontological shift necessary to appreciate …	David Bollier	40	2019	$4.00 Add