Economic Policy

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Reweaving Our Economies Close to Home

Reweaving Our Economies Close to Home

From: Resilience Imperative

Despite 60 years of global economic expansion, incomes over the last 30 years have stagnated. People who were once beneficiaries of spiralling growth are no longer participants. The migration of … ; 30 $3.00 Add
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Ritual Horror
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Ritual Horror

From: Seven Days in Halifax

In this chapter, Ashe describes the events of Day Two of “Encounter on Urban Environment,” discussing the proposed amalgamation of Halifax, Dartmouth, and surrounding rural areas. … 14 $1.40 Add
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Samantha Power in Conversation with Rudyard Griffiths

Samantha Power in Conversation with Rudyard Griffiths

April 30, 2020

From: The World After Covid

Samantha Power and Rudyard Griffiths discuss Covid-19 and international affairs and global politics. Topics include global social and economics inequalities, different countries’ responses … 11 $1.10 Add
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Scare
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Scare

From: Seven Days in Halifax

In this chapter, Ashe describes the events of the final live TV session of Halifax’s 1970 “Encounter on Urban Environment,” as panelists prepared for their final presentation. … 10 $1.00 Add
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Selling Radian6

Selling Radian6

From: Unicorn in the Woods

In this chapter, Pitts outlines the sale of Radian6 to Salesforce, a fast-growing company based on the West Coast. This led to a financial windfall for all involved. 15 $1.50 Add
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The Age of Crisis
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The Age of Crisis

From: Breaking Free of Neoliberalism in Trump Times

From Breaking Free of Neoliberalism in Trump Times: How Canada can strengthen our sovereignty and address the American challenge, inequality and the climate crisis 22 $2.20 Add
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The Bitter Fruits of Crisis Capitalism: The Gig Economy and Homelessness, 2000–25
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The Bitter Fruits of Crisis Capitalism: The Gig Economy and Homelessness, 2000–25

From: Capitalism, Colonialism, and Crises

In this chapter, Palmer discusses how the gig economy emerged, impact on workers’ incomes, the emergence of homelessness across Canada in the period, and the rising cost of housing— all … 13 $1.30 Add
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The Codefather and His Kids

The Codefather and His Kids

From: Unicorn in the Woods

This chapter focuses on Gerry Pond, who after leaving Q1 Labs became the most important angel investor in Atlantic Canada. 9 $0.90 Add
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The Community Asset Well-Being Fund

The Community Asset Well-Being Fund

From: An Economy of Well-Being

* Eliminating Poverty in Cincinnati within a Generation 10 $1.00 Add
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The Example of the Nordic Countries

The Example of the Nordic Countries

From: Scandinavian Common Sense

Even between countries with comparable overall levels of wealth, and thus of human and material resources, international comparisons reveal great disparities between indicators of poverty and … ; ; 7 $0.70 Add
The Happiness Policy Handbook

The Happiness Policy Handbook

How to Make Happiness and Well-Being the Purpose of Your Government

Thomas Jefferson said that “the purpose of government is to enable the people of a nation to live in safety and happiness.” Yet only now, 270 years later, is the happiness of citizens … 226 View
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The Happiness-Sustainability Connection

The Happiness-Sustainability Connection

From: The Happiness Policy Handbook

Climate Change – The Local-Global Connection: Community Solutions to Sustainable Development – Connecting Sustainable Development to Happiness Through Indicators ; ; 5 $0.50 Add
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The Making of Marcel

The Making of Marcel

From: Unicorn in the Woods

In this chapter, Pitts explores the life of Marcel LeBrun, the CEO and co-founder of iMagicTV Inc., a company that made an early attempt at delivering video-on-demand over the internet. 10 $1.00 Add
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The Most Ridiculous Year Ever

The Most Ridiculous Year Ever

From: Unicorn in the Woods

This chapter recount’s Chris Newton’s diagnosis with melanoma, and the sale of Q1 Labs in fall 2011 for $600 million U.S. dollars. 10 $1.00 Add
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The Need for a Different Worldview

The Need for a Different Worldview

From: Techno-Fix

The Need for A Different Worldview suggests that a shift is needed to a different view of reality, one that is based on the fact of interconnectedness rather than the illusion of separateness, a … ; 29 $2.90 Add
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The Return of Inequality

The Return of Inequality

From: The Return of History

From The Return of History: Conflict, Migration, and Geopolitics in the Twenty-First Century 47 $4.70 Add