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Five ways of thinking about thinking

From: Too Dumb for Democracy?

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Chapter Seven explores how our bodies, our psychology, our milieu, and our institutions happen to lead us down the path to bad decisions. Building a general model of political decision-making … 21 $2.10 Add
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Foreign-Investor Protections in the TPP

From: The Trans-Pacific Partnership and Canada

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analyzes one of the most contentious features of the TPP and similar agreements going back to NAFTA. The investor–state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanism gives foreign investors the right … 16 $1.60 Add
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Freedom of Conscience

From: Freedom of Conscience and Religion

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Discussion of the scope of freedom of conscience as distinguished from freedom of religion. 13 $1.30 Add
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From Backbencher to Minister

From: The Golden Age of Liberalism

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1971-1974. His return to New Brunswick to teach which quickly morphed into the decision to run in the constiuency of Westmorland-Kent for the Liberal Party and his life as an MP 28 $2.80 Add
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From Environmental Crisis to Business Transition

From: The Big Stall

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Discusses how corporations came to recognize climate change as a profitable opportunity, and how public policy shifted from regulation of carbon emissions to measures that corporate leaders … 16 $1.60 Add
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Gender Equity Policies

From: Scandinavian Common Sense

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By definition, gender equity helps reduce social inequalities. Incontrovertibly women are enriched, both financially and as citizens, when they are included on an equal footing with men in all … ; ; 9 $0.90 Add
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Greece: The New Silk Road: Part 2

Part II: Middle Powers

From: China Unbound

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Chapter 6 provides a comprehensive case study of China’s relationship with Greece and China-EU relations more broadly. Key topics discussed include the New Silk Road project, tourism, … 27 $2.70 Add
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Hamilton II

Thinking Further Down the Road

From: The Case for Basic Income

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In this chapter, the authors focus on Jodi Dean, a single mother in Hamilton who was a basic income recipient. ; ; 29 $2.90 Add
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Highlight norms to leverage BELONGING

From: Making Shift Happen

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This chapter begins the Section 2 of the book Behavioral Building Blocks with each letter of the word “BEHAVIORAL’’ corresponding to a chapter that explores a collection of related behaviour … ; ; ; 24 $2.40 Add
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Homes for Homeless People

From: Early Intervention

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Examines social policy and public health in relation to homelessness 29 $2.90 Add
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How Basic Income Affects Different People

From: Basic Income For Canadians

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This chapter explores the impact of basic income on different populations including indigenous people, racialized people, and people with disabilities. 19 $1.90 Add
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How Is the Empire?

From: Rwanda and the New Scramble for Africa

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In Chapter 7, Philpot examines the meaning behind former Secretary General Boutros-Ghali’s 1998 statement that “the Americans were one hundred percent responsible” for the … 14 $1.40 Add
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Ian Bremmer in Conversation with Rudyard Griffiths

June 3, 2020

From: The World After Covid

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Ian Bremmer and Rudyard Griffiths discuss Covid-19 and Black American experiences, future international impacts of the pandemic, technology and authoritarianism, economic futures, globalization, … 11 $1.10 Add
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In Search of Coherence

The Charter and Administrative Law under the McLachlin Court

From: Public Law at the McLachlin Court

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With her appointment as chief justice, Madame Justice McLachlin inherited one of the most exasperating analytical tangles in modern public law. When an alleged Charter violation occurs as a … ; 19 $1.90 Add
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Indigenous Rights in the Russian North

From: Russia and the North

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This chapter aims to answer the following question: What is the status of indigenous rights in the Russian North, and to what extent does Russia adhere to international standards on indigenous rights? 21 $2.52 Add
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Indigenous Workers, Casino Development and Union Organizing

From: Boom, Bust and Crisis

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