Social Policy & Services
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From  Introduction |
The introduction outlines the book’s goal of examining the strengths of the Nordic model by studying and evaluating the strengths of these countries’ public policies; it states that … | Dominique Côté; Marie-France Raynault; Sébastien Chartrand | 6 | 2015 | $0.60 Add |
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From  Introduction: Geo-Governance: Some ScaffoldingFrom: The New Geo-Governance |
Introduction | Gilles Paquet | 11 | 2005 | $0.99 Add |
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From  Preface/IntroductionLet’s Make Canada the Great Country It Could Be / For Canada, the American Model is Unsafe at Any Speed From: Canada after Harper |
Finn describes Canada’s state under Harper and the country’s socioeconomic status. Nader describes how excessive corporate power and influence had transformed the United States into … | Ed Finn; Ralph Nader | 30 | 2015 | $3.00 Add |
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From  Forty Shades of MercyFrom: The Right to Die |
In all of the examples in this chapter we see deaths caused by acts of mercy, and we see mercy shown to those who caused the deaths. In none of these cases was the full force of the law applied … | Gary Bauslaugh | 28 | 2016 | $2.80 Add |
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From  NEW! FoundationsFrom: Making Shift Happen |
This chapter looks at the Foundations for shaping our behaviour towards facing environmental challenges. This chapter explores issues such as the ethics, scarcity, and equity of designing and … | Ashleigh Kellerman; Lauren Highleyman; Nya Van Leuvan; Rod Fujita | 29 | 2022 | $2.90 Add |
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From  NEW! House of Cards |
Chapter 1 explores the difference between bureaucrats and elected officials, where they fit into the hierarchy of government, and the powers they have when interacting with politicians. | Angela Poirier; Jane Allt | 17 | 2020 | $1.70 Add |
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From Institutional Evolution in the Information AgeFrom: The New Geo-Governance |
This chapter examines the ways in which the institutional order has been reconfigured, and the likely consequences of this mutation. | Gilles Paquet | 21 | 2005 | $1.89 Add |
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From  NEW! Introduction |
In the book’s introduction, the authors suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic revealed the failure of free-market fundamentalism. They believe that livable basic income would enhance freedom … | Dr. Danielle Martin; Elaine Power; Jamie Swift | 13 | 2021 | $1.30 Add |
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From Social Inequalities in HealthA Real and Persistent Problem |
The existence of social inequalities in health is now recognized as a very real and world-wide problem; this chapter examines systematic determinants of health, which are socially produced and … | Dominique Côté; Marie-France Raynault; Sébastien Chartrand | 13 | 2015 | $1.30 Add |
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From  The Development of Canada’s Social Safety NetFrom: Early Intervention |
The History of Canada’s Social Safety Net | James Hughes | 15 | 2015 | $1.50 Add |
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From  Welfare Hamilton StyleFrom: Their Town |
Looks at the broad pattern of city government policies over the last 150 years in Hamilton, and compares the use made of municipal funds and resources to assist business to the help provided to … | Bill Freeman | 14 | 2016 | $1.40 Add |
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From NEW! A Good Idea Goes Viral |
This chapter highlights the disparate impacts of COVID-19 on low-wage "essential" workers, racialized populations, and women; the pandemic revealed that many Canadians suffer from … | Dr. Danielle Martin; Elaine Power; Jamie Swift | 30 | 2021 | $3.00 Add |
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From Business Control in a Working Class TownFrom: Their Town |
Examines how local government is structured and explains how business interests have managed to capture and hold political power in what is basically a working class town. | Bill Freeman | 10 | 2016 | $1.00 Add |
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From NEW! Culture ClubThe Workplace Culture of Government Bureaucracy |
Chapter 2 explores government workplace culture, the chain of command and the lack of diversity inherent in many government departments. | Angela Poirier; Jane Allt | 31 | 2020 | $3.10 Add |
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From NEW! InitiateFrom: Making Shift Happen |
This chapter explores the Initiate to begin changing our specific behaviours to help address specific issues within the larger fight against climate crisis. This chapter discusses the process and … | Ashleigh Kellerman; Lauren Highleyman; Nya Van Leuvan; Rod Fujita | 63 | 2022 | $6.30 Add |
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From Robert Latimer:Justice Goes Awry — 1993 From: The Right to Die |
The Robert Latimer story was one of the most widely covered news stories in Canadian history. It is a story, unlike some of the previous ones, where the justice system found no way of mitigating … | Gary Bauslaugh | 17 | 2016 | $1.70 Add |
