Public Policy

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From The Politics of a "Middle Power" From: Our Lives: Canada after 1945 View James Lorimer and Company	1945-1963. Looks at the presentation of Canada as a "middle power", a "helpful fixer" whose role was to keep the peace in troubled times. Focuses on Canada’s foreign …	Alvin Finkel	27	2012	$2.70 Add
From NEW! The Politics of Smart Cities The Dream of the Smart City From: Dream States View Coach House Books	The Dream of the Smart City: part 10 explores the politics of smart cities. Topics discussed include politics, think tanks, Privacy Legislation Reform, Regulatory Procedures, Data Governance, …	John Lorinc	17	2022	$1.70 Add
From The Politics of the Field From: Transforming the Field View Fernwood Publishing		Narda Razack	19	2002	$1.90 Add
From The Poverty of Weath: Economics and Ecology From: The Memory We Could Be View New Society Publishers	One of the major obstacles to ecological realism lies in the strength of orthodox visions of the economy, entirely segregated from issues of ecology. These framings offer us simplistic diagnoses …	Daniel Macmillen Voskoboynik	13	2018	$1.30 Add
From The Power of Partnerships From: In The Business of Change View New Society Publishers	Working in tandem with companies, suppliers, designers, anyone down the supply chain, to educate and influence their behavior would be key to her success. It’s become key for many social …	Elisa Birnbaum	16	2018	$1.60 Add
From NEW! Federal Jurisdiction and the Impact Assessment Act Trojan Horse or Rational Ecological Accounting? From: The Next Generation of Impact Assessment View Irwin Law Inc.	This chapter explores key questions respecting federal jurisdiction with regard to the IAA, beginning with a discussion of the constitutional division of powers in Canada, federalism and …	Anna Johnston	22	2021	$2.20 Add
From NEW! The Quagmire of Mobility Tech The Dream of the Smart City From: Dream States View Coach House Books	The Dream of the Smart City: Part 6 explores urban mobility. Topics discussed include electrification, transportation, bike-share programs, walkability, the use of public space, autonomous …	John Lorinc	17	2022	$1.70 Add
From NEW! The Quarantine of the Opium Eater, Notes on Getting Well Dependence From: On Opium View Goose Lane Editions	This chapter describes the author’s dependance on the (taken as prescribed) opiods, and how these allow her to work and enjoy life in three chunks of five hours throughout the day. The …	Carlyn Zwarenstein	36	2021	$3.60 Add
From NEW! The Quarantine of the Opium Eater, Notes on Getting Well Independence From: On Opium View Goose Lane Editions	The author explores her relationship with her chronic pain and the tension between independence and dependence on prescription opiods, at first rationing relief. She parses the moral …	Carlyn Zwarenstein	32	2021	$3.20 Add
From NEW! The Quarantine of the Opium Eater, Notes on Getting Well Interdependence From: On Opium View Goose Lane Editions	This chapter explores community, including various methods of harm reduction and a conference in Portugal, where all drugs have been decriminalized. The author describes online support systems …	Carlyn Zwarenstein	58	2021	$5.80 Add
From The Racial Logics of Property From: Resisting Eviction View Fernwood Publishing	In this chapter, Crosby begins by examining the origins and historical evolution of property relations in Canada’s national capital region, outlining some of the colonial tools deployed to …	Andrew Crosby	10	2023	$1.00 Add
From The Reactive Customer From: Charging Ahead View Baraka Books	This chapter looks at Hydro-Quebec’s customers and their perception of H-Q.	Jean-Benoît Nadeau; Julie Barlow	18	2019	$1.80 Add
From NEW! The Readable City From: Messy Cities View Coach House Books	Shawn Micallef explores how visually messy cities are easily understood by walking the streets themselves, and draws on examples from Berlin, Toronto, and other major cities across the world.	Dylan Reid	6	2025	$0.60 Add
From The Regions and the Provinces From: Our Lives: Canada after 1945 View James Lorimer and Company	1945-1963. looks at the important regional variations in terms of economic development, political developments, and the degree of social change. Separates the analysis into Quebec, Ontario, West …	Alvin Finkel	21	2012	$2.10 Add
From The Revolt of the Rich From: In Defiance View Between The Lines	A discussion of the financing of universities and class tensions over who controls the financing and how it affects access to education. The relationship between education and social change, …	Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois; Lazer Lederhendler	13	2015	$1.30 Add
From The River We are In Anti-Poverty Struggle Continues From: Fight to Win View Fernwood Publishing	This chapter summarizes the activist value of the power of disruption as the Ontario Coatilition Against Poverty, with a staff of two, contended with Toronto’s resources and staff of …	A. J. Withers	17	2021	$1.70 Add