Social Policy & Services

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Introduction From: Scandinavian Common Sense View Baraka Books	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
From Introduction: Geo-Governance: Some Scaffolding From: The New Geo-Governance View University of Ottawa Press	Introduction	Gilles Paquet	11	2005	$0.99 Add
From Japan From: Humanizing the Economy View New Society Publishers	Product Labeling and Advocacy Workers’ Collective Movement Health and Happiness Elder Care	John Restakis	21	2010	$2.10 Add
From John Hofsess and his Underground Railroad From: The Right to Die View James Lorimer and Company	John Hofsess, who founded the Right to Die Society of Canada in 1991, is an intriguing and controversial figure. He was a friend of artists and intellectuals such as Margaret Atwood, Claude Jutra …	Gary Bauslaugh	33	2016	$3.30 Add
From NEW! Lindsay The Saturation Site From: The Case for Basic Income View Between The Lines	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.	Dr. Danielle Martin; Elaine Power; Jamie Swift	27	2021	$2.70 Add
NEW! Living Disability Building Accessible Futures for Everybody	This book brings together the perspectives of thirty-five disabled writers who explore disability justice, analyze urban systems, and propose more equitable approaches to city building. Essays …		290		View
NEW! Making Shift Happen Designing for Successful Environmental Behavior Change	The changemaker’s guide to catalyzing environmental behaviour change for a healthy future. To tackle our urgent environmental problems and achieve positive, durable change, we must design …		546		View
From More Peaceful Schools From: Early Intervention View James Lorimer and Company	Outlining schools, bullying and how early intervention is the key. Examines case studies	James Hughes	27	2015	$2.70 Add
From Morgentaler v. The Queen, 1988 From: The Court and the Constitution View Emond Montgomery	A majority of the Supreme Court of Canada, for various reasons in three opinions, struck down provisions of the Criminal Code making it an offence to procure a miscarriage. The dissenting opinion …	Janet Hieber; Peter Russell; Rainer Knopff; Tom Bateman	15	2017	$1.50 Add
From On Hemispheric Governance From: The New Geo-Governance View University of Ottawa Press	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 …	Gilles Paquet	27	2005	$2.43 Add
From NEW! Overpromising and underdelivering The Trudeau government's National Housing Strategy From: The Trudeau Record View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter evaluates the gap between the Trudeau government’s promises and delivery of a National Housing Strategy	Marc Lee	12	2024	$1.20 Add
From Policies of Social Inclusion From: Scandinavian Common Sense View Baraka Books	This chapter focuses on the basic principles of policies of social inclusion in general, and policies for including handicapped persons, immigrants, and the homeless in particular. It covers …	Dominique Côté; Marie-France Raynault; Sébastien Chartrand	17	2015	$1.70 Add
From Policies to Support Housing From: Scandinavian Common Sense View Baraka Books	Housing conditions can have major impacts on physical and psychological health; as such, efforts to reduce social inequalities in health include fighting for access to decent housing. This …	Dominique Côté; Marie-France Raynault; Sébastien Chartrand	6	2015	$0.60 Add
From Polycentric Governance and Technologies of Collaboration From: The New Geo-Governance View University of Ottawa Press	Oceans form a complex, adaptive socio-technical system requiring a certain kind of sustainable governance regime for its effective stewardship. The "right kind" of regime will be one …	Gilles Paquet	25	2005	$2.25 Add
From Preface/Introduction Let’s Make Canada the Great Country It Could Be / For Canada, the American Model is Unsafe at Any Speed From: Canada after Harper View James Lorimer and Company	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
From Proactive Poverty Reduction From: Early Intervention View James Lorimer and Company	It was poverty that brought the state dramatically into the health and social service realm, and over time, its role came to greatly exceed that of charities and the church. Federal and …	James Hughes	30	2015	$3.00 Add