Social Policy
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From  A Blue-Collar Legacy – for Better and for WorseFrom: Shift Change |
This chapter examines the dual nature of Hamilton, and poses key questions about the city. Can history be the basis for a roadmap forward? Are there unique aspects of Hamilton’s past that … | Stephen Dale | 49 | 2021 | $4.90 Add |
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From  NEW! Change for Good EmployeesChapter 3 From: Change for Good |
Chapter 3 provides examples of how businesses are partnering with their employees in meaningful ways to bring about positive change, alongside some of Klein’s own experiences in building … | Paul Klein | 19 | 2022 | $1.90 Add |
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From  NEW! Every Little Act of Cruelty |
In “Every Little Act of Cruelty” the author explores their relationship with their father. Discussing anger, violence, fear, trauma, secrets, inheritance, mental illness, and abuse. | Lori Fox | 24 | 2022 | $2.40 Add |
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From  Lighten UpFrom: Curing Affluenza |
Chapter 3 explores productivity between the public and private sectors, discussing topics including wasted resources, ‘economic activity’, cycles of production, the ‘Washington … | Richard Denniss | 41 | 2018 | $4.10 Add |
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From NEW! Change for Good RiskChapter 4 From: Change for Good |
Chapter 4 explores how businesses can move past the risks they associate with doing too little or too much to help solve social problems and suggests ways that can help corporations find their … | Paul Klein | 25 | 2022 | $2.50 Add |
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From Slogging towards TomorrowFrom: Shift Change |
This chapter examines the activities of the Hamilton Roundtable and other similar institutions, which sought to bridge the gaps between government, the non-profit sector, business, churches, and … | Stephen Dale | 48 | 2021 | $4.80 Add |
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From NEW! Where the Fuck Are We in Your Dystopia? |
In “Where the Fuck Are We in Your Dystopia?” the author explores their love and issues with the genre of feminist dystopian fiction. Discussing gender roles, the #MeToo movement, … | Lori Fox | 24 | 2022 | $2.40 Add |
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From Your Country Needs You (to work less, if you want toFrom: Curing Affluenza |
Chapter 4 focuses on employment and unemployment, discussing topics including dignified work, job creation and loss, the coal industry, and labour markets. It includes an excerpt from Jim Stanford. | Richard Denniss | 31 | 2018 | $3.10 Add |
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From NEW! Change for Good ActionChapter 5 From: Change for Good |
Chapter 5 focuses on what the most innovative corporations are doing to increase the speed of social change by reflecting on how some large corporations have been able to pick up the pace of … | Paul Klein | 19 | 2022 | $1.90 Add |
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From Change Your Shape, Not Your SizeFrom: Curing Affluenza |
Chapter 5 examines how we choose aspects of society to change, discussing topics including the driving sectors of the economy, neoliberalism, individuality and individualism, collective … | Richard Denniss | 30 | 2018 | $3.00 Add |
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From NEW! Other People’s Houses |
In “Other People’s Houses” the author explores housing or more importantly the lack of affordable, sustainable and accessible housing for working-class people across Canada. … | Lori Fox | 29 | 2022 | $2.90 Add |
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From NEW! Change for Good ResponsibilityChapter 6 From: Change for Good |
Chapter 6 explores why taking more responsibility for the social welfare of your employees and your communities is foundational to the Change for Good approach. The chapter discusses topics … | Paul Klein | 23 | 2022 | $2.30 Add |
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From Keeping on Track: Performance Indicators for a Better SocietyFrom: Curing Affluenza |
Chapter 6 explores the indicators of a better society, discussing topics including gross domestic product (GDP), economic growth, child literacy and health, and protections. It includes an … | Richard Denniss | 25 | 2018 | $2.50 Add |
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From  Perchance to Scale |
Though many social entrepreneurs are proponents of scale, the goal is a more difficult one for them to achieve than for traditional enterprises. For one thing, balancing the objectives of profit … | Elisa Birnbaum | 16 | 2018 | $1.60 Add |
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From NEW! The Hour You Are Most Alone |
In “The Hour You Are Most Alone” the author explores the darkest point in their life. Discussing their mental health, depression, abuse, cyclical poverty, suicidal ideation, recovery, … | Lori Fox | 11 | 2022 | $1.10 Add |
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From NEW! After the Hungry Days |
In “After the Hungry Days” the author explores money and financial hardship. Discussing their time in a psychiatric ward, mental health, dignity, the interconnection of poverty and … | Lori Fox | 12 | 2022 | $1.20 Add |
