Political Economy
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From ![]() NEW! Heyday of free-trade imperialism (1830s-1860s)From: Imperialism |
In this chapter, Saul examines Britain’s free-trade imperialism between the 1830s and 1860s, tracing how the repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846 and the abolition of the Navigation Acts … | Samir Saul | 20 | 2025 | $2.00 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! How the Past is Before Us: Capitalism, Colonialism, and Pipeline Protests, 2014–25 |
In this chapter, Palmer examines how capitalism and colonialism continue to shape economic policies in Canada across the provinces, paying particular attention to the continued failure to … | Bryan D. Palmer | 25 | 2026 | $2.50 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Imperialism during the thirty-year economic boom (1945-1973): Hegemonic relay and decolonizationFrom: Imperialism |
In this chapter, Saul examines the transformation of global imperialism from 1945 to 1973, tracing how decolonisation and the rise of American economic hegemony reshaped world power structures. | Samir Saul | 35 | 2025 | $3.50 Add |
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From ![]() IndexFrom: Free, Fair and Alive |
Index | David Bollier | 26 | 2019 | $2.60 Add |
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From ![]() IntroductionFrom: Free, Fair and Alive |
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 |
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From ![]() NEW! IntroductionFrom: Crisis and Contagion |
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 |
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From ![]() NEW! Introduction |
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 |
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From ![]() Introduction of Part IIThe Triad of Commoning From: Free, Fair and Alive |
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 |
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From ![]() Introduction to Part IIIGrowing the Commonsverse From: Free, Fair and Alive |
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 |
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From ![]() Language and the Creation of CommonsFrom: Free, Fair and Alive |
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 |
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From ![]() NEW! Mercantilist imperialism and economic zonesFrom: Imperialism |
In this chapter, Saul traces how the appropriation of wealth and territory by force evolved across the fifteenth through twentieth centuries, with particular attention to mercantilist imperialism … | Samir Saul | 15 | 2025 | $1.50 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Neoliberal Backlash and Capitalist Crime in the 1980s |
This chapter describes notable developments among Canadian corporations in the 1980s, including some notable failures and scandals. | Bryan D. Palmer | 8 | 2026 | $0.80 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Neoliberal Politics: Transforming Conservatism |
In this chapter, Himelfarb examines how the economic upheaval of the 1970s and 1980s allowed neoliberal ideas to reshape conservative politics in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. | Alex Himelfarb | 19 | 2026 | $1.90 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Neomercantilist imperialism and its implosion (1870-1945)From: Imperialism |
In this chapter, Saul traces neomercantilist imperialism from 1870 to 1945, a phase in which the 1873 depression, protectionist tariffs, and the scramble for colonies reshaped global power. | Samir Saul | 42 | 2025 | $4.20 Add |
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From ![]() NotesFrom: Free, Fair and Alive |
Notes | David Bollier | 32 | 2019 | $3.20 Add |
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From ![]() Peer Governance Through CommoningFrom: Free, Fair and Alive |
This chapter considers the second aspect of the Triad framework, Peer Governance through Commoning. They name and describe ten dynamics of Peer Governance usually present in effective commons, … | David Bollier | 44 | 2019 | $4.40 Add |








