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Part V Cases in Local Policy-Making

From: Local Government in Practice

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Part V examines municipal policy issues and provides an overview of the policy-making process. Each chapter, while presenting a specific issue from a specific perspective, also more closely … ; ; 13 $1.30 Add
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Chapter 21

Creating a New Noise By-Law

From: Local Government in Practice

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Chapter 21 asks the reader to consider how to regulate nuisances such as noise as population density increases, from the perspective of a director of community relations. ; ; 8 $0.80 Add
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It’s About Equity and Going Upstream:

Health For All

From: Medicare

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Examines how inequality is a factor in the health of Canadians and outlines things that must happen in order to correct this and ensure the health of Canadians 16 $1.60 Add
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Chapter 22

Water Fluoridation

From: Local Government in Practice

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As a chief medical officer in Chapter 22, the reader must navigate a group of citizens who would like to remove fluoridation from municipal water. ; ; 8 $0.80 Add
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Poverty and Health:

Implications for Health and Quality of Life

From: Medicare

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Analyzes the relationship between poverty and health and how this has been missing from the health discussions by the policy makers 16 $1.60 Add
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Chapter 23

Banning Plastic Bags

From: Local Government in Practice

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In chapter 23, the reader becomes a municipal administrator preparing a report for council on banning plastic bags, only to find the topic is much more complex than anticipated. ; ; 8 $0.80 Add
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Growing Inequality, Basic Needs, and Health

From: Medicare

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Looks at the growing economic gap and how it factors into the health debate 6 $0.60 Add
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Chapter 24

Crafting an Arts and Culture Strategy

From: Local Government in Practice

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Chapter 24 places the reader in the role of a director of culture for a large urban municipality and is tasked with designing an arts and culture strategy. Implementation with diverse and … ; ; 8 $0.80 Add
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People Are Dying for a Home

From: Medicare

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Examines how the fight for housing must be included in the fight for basic health care because as long as homelessness exists there will always be a two-tiered system 5 $0.50 Add
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Chapter 25

Regulating Private Transportation Companies

From: Local Government in Practice

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Chapter 25 leads the reader into the challenge of regulating private transportation network companies, a complex and quickly evolving area. ; ; 7 $0.70 Add
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Miyo-Mâhcihowin:

Self-determination, Social Determinants, and Indigenous Health

From: Medicare

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Examines that now is the time to incorporate an indigenous understanding of health into our medicare system ; 8 $0.80 Add
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Canada’s Shared Destiny and the Future of Medicare

From: Medicare

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Examines the choice that we as Canadians make about medicare as one that is fundamentally intertwined with our nation’s values and its future. Looks at medicare reform from this persepective 19 $1.90 Add
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Conclusion

From: Local Government in Practice

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The conclusion chapter weaves together the main themes and cases of the book via another case study that humanizes the local government environment. ; ; 6 $0.60 Add
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Index

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Medicare as Mainstream Agenda:

The Second Stage

From: Medicare

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Looks at the need to include doctors in the medicare agenda 4 $0.40 Add
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Credits

From: Local Government in Practice

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