Social Policy & Services

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More Peaceful Schools

From: Early Intervention

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Outlining schools, bullying and how early intervention is the key. Examines case studies 27 $2.70 Add
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The Characteristics of the Nordic Countries’ Policies

From: Scandinavian Common Sense

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The Nordic model — that is, the modes of governance specific to Scandinavia and Finland — is examined in this chapter. All Nordic policies that in one way or another reduce social … ; ; 18 $1.80 Add
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A “Square Deal” Delayed

From: Equal as Citizens

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Dominion-Provincial Conference on Reconstruction, August 6, 1945, Prime Minister and Canada’s Premiers meet to discuss the reconstruction of Canada, no agreements but paved the way for the … 18 $1.80 Add
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Family and Work-Life Balancing Policies

From: Scandinavian Common Sense

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This chapter examines the family policies of the Nordic countries, which emphasize financial support measures, allocation of parental leave, and work-life balance. ; ; 10 $1.00 Add
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First, Do Nothing

From: How Government Really Works

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Chapter 5 explores the role of the bureaucrat in the policy-making process. ; 21 $2.10 Add
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Healthier Health Care

From: Early Intervention

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This chapter is about reducing the pressure on and cost of the existing system through the scaling of evidence-based early intervention measures. The existing health system is largely a … 32 $3.20 Add
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Implement

From: Making Shift Happen

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This chapter discusses how to Implement the preparation, research, design, and testing are all necessary for coming up with a solution to an environmental problem. This chapter discusses how to … ; ; ; 23 $2.30 Add
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Lindsay

The Saturation Site

From: The Case for Basic Income

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In this chapter, Swift and Power outline the Basic Income pilot project that took place in Lindsay, Ontario, and the various groups of ativists who made the project possible. ; ; 27 $2.70 Add
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On Hemispheric Governance

From: The New Geo-Governance

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Over the past 40 years, the relative importance both of Canada’s government and of its banks has declined considerably on the world scene. Canada has had to make a number of adjustments to … 27 $2.43 Add
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Social Co-ops and Social Care

From: Humanizing the Economy

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On Civil Society and the Social Economy On Reciprocity Social Co-operatives The Case for Co-op Approach to Social Care Beyond Defensiveness Creating a Social Marker 32 $3.20 Add
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The Trial of Evelyn Martens — 2004

From: The Right to Die

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Evelyn Martens, a seventy-four-yearold grandmother, was facing the prospect of as much as twenty-eight years in prison.This chapter examins Martens trial which took place on September 20, 2004. 40 $4.00 Add
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A Breakthrough in the B.C. Courts — 2012

From: The Right to Die

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By 2011 the public interest in a change in the law on assisted suicide again started to gain momentum. Parole Board slights to Robert Latimer continued to gain public attention. The experience of … 18 $1.80 Add
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Get With the Program

From: How Government Really Works

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Chapter 6 explores the context and scope of government programs and services, challenges bureaucrats face when delivering those programs and services and drivers that influence costs and demands … ; 19 $1.90 Add
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Hamilton I

The Freedom to Live with Some Dignity

From: The Case for Basic Income

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This chapters explores Ontario’s basic income project in Hamilton, focusing on how basic income can improve public health. ; ; 25 $2.50 Add
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Japan

From: Humanizing the Economy

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Product Labeling and Advocacy Workers’ Collective Movement Health and Happiness Elder Care 21 $2.10 Add
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Methods

From: Making Shift Happen

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This chapter focuses on the Method for doing research and provides advice on how to design your research effort. The chapter does this by focusing on how to develop research methods and do … ; ; ; 41 $4.10 Add