Social Policy

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From NEW! Change for Good Today Chapter 1 From: Change for Good View ECW Press	Chapter 1 focuses on why businesses today need to deliver value to consumers at the same time as helping to solve social problems. Based on Klein’s own experience helping businesses improve …	Paul Klein	21	2022	$2.10 Add
From Change Your Shape, Not Your Size From: Curing Affluenza View Between The Lines	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
From NEW! Creatures of Impossible and Tremendous Beauty From: This Has Always Been a War View Arsenal Pulp Press	In “Creatures of Impossible and Tremendous Beauty” the author recounts their experiences with femininity and being “like a girl.” Discussing childhood expectations and …	Lori Fox	19	2022	$1.90 Add
Curing Affluenza How to Buy Less Stuff and Save the World Between The Lines	Affluenza has not just changed the world, it has also changed the way we see the world. Short of money? Borrow some. Caught in the rain? Buy an umbrella. Thirsty? Buy a bottle of water and throw …	Richard Denniss	288	2018	View
From Diagnosing the Disease From: Curing Affluenza View Between The Lines	Chapter 1 focuses on defining or diagnosing ‘affluenza’, discussing topics including environmental destruction, global inequality, culture of wasteful materialism, technological …	Richard Denniss	26	2018	$2.60 Add
From Evaluating New Ideas for Your New Society From: Curing Affluenza View Between The Lines	Chapter 8 examines how to enact social change, discussing topics including community influence, policies and lobbying, democracy, laws and budgets, examples of tackling affluenza through a …	Richard Denniss	40	2018	$4.00 Add
From NEW! Every Little Act of Cruelty From: This Has Always Been a War View Arsenal Pulp Press	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
From NEW! From austerity to modesty Corporate kowtowing limits government tax reforms From: The Trudeau Record View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter looks at the Trudeau government’s record on taxes and progressive taxation.	D.T. Cochrane; Katrina Miller	19	2024	$1.90 Add
From Keeping on Track: Performance Indicators for a Better Society From: Curing Affluenza View Between The Lines	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
From Lighten Up From: Curing Affluenza View Between The Lines	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
From NEW! Other People’s Houses From: This Has Always Been a War View Arsenal Pulp Press	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
From Perchance to Scale From: In The Business of Change View New Society Publishers	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
From Preface From: Curing Affluenza View Between The Lines	The preface from author Richard Denniss.	Richard Denniss	5	2018	$0.50 Add
Shift Change Scenes from a Post-industrial Revolution Between The Lines	Hamilton’s industrial age is over. In the steel capital of Canada, there are no more skies lit red by foundries at sunset, no more traffic jams at shift change. Instead, an urban …	Stephen Dale	252	2021	View
From Slogging towards Tomorrow From: Shift Change View Between The Lines	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
From So What’s Stopping You? From: Curing Affluenza View Between The Lines	Chapter 9 concludes with a call to action, discussing topics including democratic reform and citizen influence, Neoliberalism, communal goals and future cultural changes.	Richard Denniss	18	2018	$1.80 Add