Public Policy

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Myth 1 The Problem Is Overconsumption! From: Ecology for the 99% View Between The Lines	This chapter deconstructs the narrative that consumers should bear the weight of environmental guilt, explaining that wealthy people and the issue of production pollute more than consumers.	Alain Savard; Arnaud Theurillat-Cloutier; Charles Simard; Clément de Gaulejac; Frédéric Legault	14	2024	$1.40 Add
From Myth 2 The Problem Is Overpopulation! From: Ecology for the 99% View Between The Lines	This chapter reconsiders the dominant discourse which says that overpopulation is a primary contributor to the environmental crisis, discussing the harmful discourse resulting from this belief.	Alain Savard; Arnaud Theurillat-Cloutier; Charles Simard; Clément de Gaulejac; Frédéric Legault	7	2024	$0.70 Add
From Myth 3 New Tech Will Come to Our Rescue! From: Ecology for the 99% View Between The Lines	This chapter examines the idea that the adoption of new technologies, such as geoengineering, will help mitigate the climate crisis. It explores how these proposed technologies risk further …	Alain Savard; Arnaud Theurillat-Cloutier; Charles Simard; Clément de Gaulejac; Frédéric Legault	12	2024	$1.20 Add
From Myth 4 The Real Problem Is the Religion of Infinite Growth! From: Ecology for the 99% View Between The Lines	This chapter interrogates the belief that economic growth can solve social and ecological problems, advocating for a decrease in production and degrowth policies.	Alain Savard; Arnaud Theurillat-Cloutier; Charles Simard; Clément de Gaulejac; Frédéric Legault	10	2024	$1.00 Add
From Myth 5 We Are Not the Problem—China Is! From: Ecology for the 99% View Between The Lines	This chapter considers the harm that comes from stigmatizing the pollution of countries in the global South, discussing the interdependent relationships that connects Western countries to the South.	Alain Savard; Arnaud Theurillat-Cloutier; Charles Simard; Clément de Gaulejac; Frédéric Legault	6	2024	$0.60 Add
From Myth 6 It’s Not about Political Vision, It’s about Science From: Ecology for the 99% View Between The Lines	This chapter describes the relationship between climate science and the political interest of major governments. It explains that while political leaders acknowledge the environmental crisis, …	Alain Savard; Arnaud Theurillat-Cloutier; Charles Simard; Clément de Gaulejac; Frédéric Legault	8	2024	$0.80 Add
From Myth 7 We’re All in This Together From: Ecology for the 99% View Between The Lines	This chapter highlights how the climate crisis affects communities unequally, with some facing greater hardships and critiques the leaders responsible for these affects.	Alain Savard; Arnaud Theurillat-Cloutier; Charles Simard; Clément de Gaulejac; Frédéric Legault	8	2024	$0.80 Add
From Mythbusting From: Basic Income For Canadians View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter debunks a variety of myths surrounding basic income	Evelyn L. Forget	30	2020	$3.00 Add
From NEW! Myths about the Tenant Class From: The Tenant Class View Between The Lines	Ricardo examines societal perceptions of the average Canadian who rents property. Ricardo discusses home ownership as a staple of successful life in Canadian society and the cultural stigma …	Ricardo Tranjan	14	2023	$1.40 Add
From Naming Our Feelings about the Global Eco-social Crisis From: Intrinsic Hope View New Society Publishers	In this chapter, I have named and expressed my feelings about the global eco-social crisis and encouraged you to do the same. In my experience, this is very empowering work because we discover …	Kate Davies	19	2018	$1.90 Add
From National Identity and Global Migration: Listening to the “Pariahs” From: Managing Diversity View University of Ottawa Press	If we live in a world of the absolute Other, peopled by individuals whose histories have not been ours but with whom we must live in peace and harmony, we will have to accept each other much more …	Alastair Davidson	19	2007	$2.28 Add
From Navigating the Confluence From: Thriving Beyond Sustainability View New Society Publishers	Topics include: Ecosystem Decline – Energy Transition – Population Growth – Economic Disparity – Climate Change – A Confluence of Possibilities – Taking Action	Andrés R. Edwards	16	2010	$1.60 Add
From NEW! Needed: A Coherent Immigration Strategy From: Reclaiming Canadian Sovereignty in a Ruptured World View James Lorimer and Company	In this chapter, Alboim and Banerjee examine Canada’s evolving immigration strategy, from the 1967 points system through the mid-2020s retrenchment era.	Naomi Alboim	14	2026	$1.40 Add
Negotiating So Everyone Wins Secrets you can use from Canada's top business, sports, labour and political negotiators James Lorimer and Company	Every day, people make deals that matter. But very few of us benefit from the public scrutiny and analysis that have helped Canada’s leading negotiation experts hone their craft. Hockey …		336		View
From Neo-Conservative Times From: Our Lives: Canada after 1945 View James Lorimer and Company	Since 1980. Though the Right would have its victories, workers, women’s groups, Natives and Regional Interests demanded with some success that their interests be accomodated as well. Pays …	Alvin Finkel	27	2012	$2.70 Add
From Neoliberal Migration Takes Hold From: Essential Work Disposable Workers View Fernwood Publishing	This chapter focuses on four countries in the Global South to illustrate how the implementation of neoliberal policies has not led to development but has turned them into major labour-exporting …	Mostafa Henaway	15	2023	$1.50 Add