Social Policy

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Change for Good Today
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Change for Good Today

Chapter 1

From: Change for Good

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 … 21 $2.10 Add
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Change Your Shape, Not Your Size

Change Your Shape, Not Your Size

From: 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 … 30 $3.00 Add
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Creatures of Impossible and Tremendous Beauty
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Creatures of Impossible and Tremendous Beauty

From: This Has Always Been a War

In “Creatures of Impossible and Tremendous Beauty” the author recounts their experiences with femininity and being “like a girl.” Discussing childhood expectations and … 19 $1.90 Add
Curing Affluenza

Curing Affluenza

How to Buy Less Stuff and Save the World

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 … 288 View
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Diagnosing the Disease

Diagnosing the Disease

From: Curing Affluenza

Chapter 1 focuses on defining or diagnosing ‘affluenza’, discussing topics including environmental destruction, global inequality, culture of wasteful materialism, technological … 26 $2.60 Add
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Evaluating New Ideas for Your New Society

Evaluating New Ideas for Your New Society

From: Curing Affluenza

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 … 40 $4.00 Add
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Every Little Act of Cruelty
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Every Little Act of Cruelty

From: This Has Always Been a War

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. 24 $2.40 Add
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From austerity to modesty
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From austerity to modesty

Corporate kowtowing limits government tax reforms

From: The Trudeau Record

This chapter looks at the Trudeau government’s record on taxes and progressive taxation. ; 19 $1.90 Add
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Keeping on Track: Performance Indicators for a Better Society

Keeping on Track: Performance Indicators for a Better Society

From: 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 … 25 $2.50 Add
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Lighten Up

Lighten Up

From: Curing Affluenza

Chapter 3 explores productivity between the public and private sectors, discussing topics including wasted resources, ‘economic activity’, cycles of production, the ‘Washington … 41 $4.10 Add
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Other People’s Houses
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Other People’s Houses

From: This Has Always Been a War

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. … 29 $2.90 Add
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Perchance to Scale

Perchance to Scale

From: In The Business of Change

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 … 16 $1.60 Add
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Preface

Preface

From: Curing Affluenza

The preface from author Richard Denniss. 5 $0.50 Add
Shift Change

Shift Change

Scenes from a Post-industrial Revolution

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 … 252 View
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Slogging towards Tomorrow

Slogging towards Tomorrow

From: 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 … 48 $4.80 Add
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So What’s Stopping You?

So What’s Stopping You?

From: Curing Affluenza

Chapter 9 concludes with a call to action, discussing topics including democratic reform and citizen influence, Neoliberalism, communal goals and future cultural changes. 18 $1.80 Add