Corruption & Misconduct

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From NEW! Programs: Evading, Auditing, Financializing, Privatizing From: The Consulting Trap View Fernwood Publishing	Chapter Three explores how TPSFs have contributed to the hardwiring of neoliberal operating systems into the state. The authors examine how the Big Four firms have played a central role in …	Chris Hurl; Leah B. Werner	37	2024	$3.70 Add
From Pulling the levers of power From Lougheed to Klein From: Oil’s Deep State View James Lorimer and Company	Former Alberta opposition leader Kevin Taft examines the transition from Peter Lougheed’s government and Ralph Klein’s arrival as premier with focus paid to the political and economic …	Kevin Taft	7	2017	$0.70 Add
From Pushing the bar higher From: Oil’s Deep State View James Lorimer and Company	Former Alberta opposition leader Kevin Taft examines the relationship between the oil industry and Alberta’s conservative leadership including the strain on the relationship by recent …	Kevin Taft	12	2017	$1.20 Add
From References From: Working for the Common Good View Fernwood Publishing		Madelyn Holmes	4	2017	$0.40 Add
From NEW! Resistance: Challenging Transnational Professional Service Firms From: The Consulting Trap View Fernwood Publishing	In Chapter Five, the authors consider how the power of TPSFS can be contested, discussing some of the strategies that have been taken up to resist the incursion of these firms into public …	Chris Hurl; Leah B. Werner	29	2024	$2.90 Add
From Section Four From: Ukrainian Scorpions ECW Press	This section of the book follows the author’s ongoing struggles against Ukrainian organized crime and corruption, and the apparent inefficacy of the Ukrainian justice system in addressing …	Grand Chief Ronald M. Derrickson	76	2023	$7.60 Add
From Section One From: Ukrainian Scorpions ECW Press	In this section, the author recounts his initial visit to Ukraine and the political and economic climate in the country following the 2014 uprising, as well as his initial business dealings …	Grand Chief Ronald M. Derrickson	38	2023	$3.80 Add
From Section Three From: Ukrainian Scorpions ECW Press	In this section, the author describes the aftermath of the shady business deal, and having to take matters into his own hands by addressing his dispute the "Ukrainian way". This section …	Grand Chief Ronald M. Derrickson	40	2023	$4.00 Add
From Section Two From: Ukrainian Scorpions ECW Press	This section of the book examines the author’s experience with a particularly contentious business deal in Ukraine, involving a complex web of negotiations and confrontations with rival …	Grand Chief Ronald M. Derrickson	45	2023	$4.50 Add
From NEW! Strategies: Networking, Institutionalizing, Commodifying, and Brokering From: The Consulting Trap View Fernwood Publishing	In Chapter Four, the authors identify four strategies that TPSFs (transnational professional service firms) have used to gain influence and entrench themselves in public policymaking and service …	Chris Hurl; Leah B. Werner	34	2024	$3.40 Add
NEW! Targeting Libya How Canada went from building public works to bombing an oil-rich country and creating chaos for its citizens	In Targeting Libya, investigative journalist Owen Schalk examines how Canadian business and government actors influenced Libya’s fate, from the rise and fall of Muammar Qadhafi to the country’s …		258		View
From NEW! The Big Lie Part I: The Big Lie From: Has Populism Won? View ECW Press	This chapter discusses the big lies told by populist leaders including, Donald Trump, Jair Bolsonaro, López Obrador, and how they are presented to rally individuals to join their cause. …	Daniel Drache; Marc D. Froese	28	2022	$2.80 Add
From The civil service falls in line From: Oil’s Deep State View James Lorimer and Company	Former Alberta opposition leader Kevin Taft examines the period of 2009-2014 in Alberta and the way in which civil servants were brought to identify the public interest with the oil …	Kevin Taft	20	2017	$2.00 Add
NEW! The Consulting Trap How Professional Service Firms Hook Governments & Undermine Democracy	The Consulting Trap does a deep dive into how governments have become hooked on private consultancy firms with dire consequences for democratic decision-making, public accountability and …		204		View
From The Crisis of Community From: Humanizing the Economy View New Society Publishers	The Decline of Social Capital The End of Authenticity Shadowland Reciprocity and Restoration The Meaning of Work	John Restakis	25	2010	$2.50 Add
From "The debate is closing" The carbonizing of American politics From: Oil’s Deep State View James Lorimer and Company	Former Alberta opposition leader Kevin Taft links the Canadian experience of the oil industry’s influence on politics to the United States to industry ties to the George W. Bush government …	Kevin Taft	23	2017	$2.30 Add