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Our Lives: Canada after 1945

Our Lives: Canada after 1945

Second Edition

This book offers a short, comprehensive history of post-war Canada. All the major events and developments in Canadian history are discussed: the evolution of the welfare state; the growth of … 488 View
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Out of Sync With a “Shrinking State”?

Out of Sync With a “Shrinking State”?

Making Sense of the Employment Equity Act (1995)

From: Restructuring and Resistance

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Outcome and Learnings

Outcome and Learnings

From: Inner City Renovation

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Outcomes and Opportunities

Outcomes and Opportunities

From: The Age of Increasing Inequality

Equalizing opportunity does not necessarily equalize outcomes. However, inequality of outcomes implies inequality of opportunity since the children of affluent parents inherit human capital and … 20 $2.00 Add
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Outcomes and opportunities
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Outcomes and opportunities

From: The Scandalous Rise of Inequality in Canada

In this chapter, the author asks to what extent we as a society should be concerned about factors affecting inequality of opportunity (such as race, ethnicity, gender, class) or instead about … 26 $2.60 Add
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Overpowered

Overpowered

The Fine Mess We've Gotten Ourselves Into

From: Power

In this chapter the author focuses primarily on power dilemmas that are less frequently discussed, but that may be even more important for us to understand, especially in the 21st century. These … 60 $6.00 Add
Overrun

Overrun

Dispatches from the Asian Carp Crisis

Intelligent investigative writing meets experiential journalism in this important look at one of North America’s most voraciously invasive species. Politicians, ecologists, and government … 387 View
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Overshoot--A Look at the Evidence

Overshoot–A Look at the Evidence

From: Escape from Overshoot

In this chapter the author explains the concept of "overshoot", and provides evidence for it. 36 $3.60 Add
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P3 Basics

P3 Basics

From: Ideology over Economics

What Are Public–Private Partnerships (P3s)? Prevalence of P3s Forms of P3 Prevalence of Types of P3s For and Against P3s Value for Money (VfM) Empirical Analysis of P3s The Enabling … 17 $1.70 Add
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P3 Hospitals and the Principles of Medicare

P3 Hospitals and the Principles of Medicare

From: Medicare

This chapter provides an overview of a P3 hospital model as it has been implemented by Ontario, and assesses the potential effects of this scheme on access to publicly funded hospital services. … 18 $1.80 Add
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Packrat City
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Packrat City

From: Messy Cities

Tatum Taylor Chaubal connects her “packrat” collecting tendencies with her role and values as a city heritage planner, advocating for these roles to include preserving the “messy urbanism” of the past. 4 $0.40 Add
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Painting the Town
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Painting the Town

From: Messy Cities

Dylan Reid and Leslie Woo discuss graffiti and its many qualities, and the case for street art in cities. 8 $0.80 Add
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Parallel Education Systems

Parallel Education Systems

The Classes of 1963-1974

From: Learning to Leave

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Paris

Paris

Big Oil Gets Its Deal

From: The Big Stall

Analyzes the 2015 Paris Accord on climate change and reports on how the proceedings came to be dominated by corporate interests. Analyzes the impact of decades of well funded denialism. Suggests … 22 $2.20 Add
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Paris, je t'aime

Paris, je t’aime

From: The Great Greenwashing

From The Great Greenwashing: How Brands, Governments, and Influencers Are Lying to You 4 $0.40 Add
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Part 1: Mobilizing For Sustainability
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Part 1: Mobilizing For Sustainability

From: Toward Sustainable Communities

Part 1 includes the following chapters: The Global Context for Sustainability – Sustainable Community Development – Policymaking for Sustainable Community Development – Planning … ; ; 91 $9.10 Add