Public Policy

Showing 1329–1344 of 1578 results

Title & Subtitle Abstract Contributors Pages Year Purchase
From
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
From
The Harbord Class of ’33

The Harbord Class of ’33

From: Sweethearts

Looks at the Harbord Class of 1933, comprised of Jews, and the discrimmination they faced from Hitler supporters 9 $0.90 Add
From
The Hardest Thing I Ever Did

The Hardest Thing I Ever Did

From: Breaking the Word Barrier

Dawn Watson recounts the story of Raymond. The chapter discusses his frustrations with being unable to help his daughter with her schoolwork, being unable to reproduce his signature, Polly … 4 $0.40 Add
From
The Hatred of Democracy

The Hatred of Democracy

From: In Defiance

How well does democracy work when the issues become polarized? The student debate raises the issues of decision making: out in the open or only at the ballot box? What happens when the media … ; 11 $1.10 Add
From
The Housing Crisis That Isn’t
NEW!

The Housing Crisis That Isn’t

From: The Tenant Class

Ricardo introduces his argument that there is no "housing crisis" in Canada but instead a housing market that functions exactly how it was built to. He describes this book as being a … 12 $1.20 Add
From
The Impact of Canadian Health Care Reform on recent Women Immigrants and Refugees

The Impact of Canadian Health Care Reform on recent Women Immigrants and Refugees

From: Care and Consequences

; 21 $2.31 Add
From
The Independent Union

The Independent Union

From: Sweethearts

1960s Zanini and his independent Canadian Union in Concrete Forming, acqusations of it being a front for the mob 10 $1.00 Add
From
The Integrative Seminar as a Pedagogical Tool for Anti-oppressive Social Work Field Education

The Integrative Seminar as a Pedagogical Tool for Anti-oppressive Social Work Field Education

From: Transforming the Field

16 $1.60 Add
From
The Investigation That Lost Heart

The Investigation That Lost Heart

From: The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster

Analyzes the Transportation Safety Board investigation report on the Lac-Mégantic disaster focusing on the discrepancies between the original investigation team draft and the public report, … 9 $0.90 Add
From
The Invisible Woman

The Invisible Woman

From: No Place To Go

The chapter explores the experiences of women in public places and argues access is primarily an issue of equity. 21 $2.10 Add
From
The Kafala System in the Gulf States

The Kafala System in the Gulf States

From: Border and Rule

This chapter examines the Gulf Cooperation Council, the main destination for labour migration in the Global South. 9 $0.90 Add
The Killer's Henchman
NEW!

The Killer’s Henchman

Capitalism and the Covid-19 Disaster

Summer 2021, the novel coronavirus is scything through populations worldwide. WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announces the Covid-19 pandemic will end “when the world … 280 View
The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster

The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster

Public Betrayal, Justice Denied

This book explores the circumstances leading up to the 2013 Lac-Mégantic rail disaster, describes the events themselves, and recounts the aftermath including the outcome of criminal trials … 216 View
From
The Large-Scale Solutions
NEW!

The Large-Scale Solutions

From: The Sea Is Rising and So Are We

In Chapter 4 Kaufman provides an overview of the large-scale societal changes that need to happen to build a just and sustainable world. This chapter discusses topics such as transforming the … 25 $2.50 Add
From
The Liberators

The Liberators

From: The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster

Introduces the concept of neoliberalism and its prioritization of deregulation and privatization. Analyzes the process of privatization and deregulation in the Canadian rail industry. Introduces … 10 $1.00 Add
From
The Limits of Force

The Limits of Force

From: Disarming Conflict

20 $2.00 Add