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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Food Co-ops and the Local Economy From: Grocery Story View New Society Publishers	This chapter describes the benefits of food co-ops to the local economy via the retention of profits, local supply chains, and the value of using the language of "economic development" …	John Steinman	18	2019	$1.80 Add
From Food Prices and the People Who Grow Our Food From: Grocery Story View New Society Publishers	This chapter describes food prices and the effect on the people who grow our food. How is the price of food determined and how does it impact every other link in the food chain? How does market …	John Steinman	17	2019	$1.70 Add
From From Cultural Captivity to Focused Intention From: Resilience Imperative View New Society Publishers	We are so interconnected that if Western shoppers stopped going to Walmart to get more on the cheap, the Chinese economy might falter, putting at risk the financing of American debt and throwing …	Michael Lewis; Pat Conaty	33	2012	$3.30 Add
From NEW! From Fixed Self to Infinite L The Fractal Nature of Identity From: The Web of Meaning View New Society Publishers	This chapter asserts that once the reality of a connected universe is embraced, new forms of identity naturally emerge. Rejecting dualism and reductionism, paradigm shifts, pantheism, Buddhism, …	Jeremy Lent	21	2021	$2.10 Add
From Going Mobile From: BlackBerry Town View James Lorimer and Company	Howitt details the creation and rollout of the Inter@ctive Pager 900. Examines the leadup to Research in Motion’s first smartphone.	Chuck Howitt	11	2019	$1.10 Add
From Green Growth–A Dangerous Distraction? From: Escape from Overshoot View New Society Publishers	In this chapter the author examines the concept of "sustainable growth" and whether it is a viable solution to overshoot.	Peter Victor A.	28	2023	$2.80 Add
From Grocery Stores The Food System’s Control Center From: Grocery Story View New Society Publishers	The anti-competetive business as usual practiced by Canada’s grocery giants and the testing of the boundaries of the law is described. Lost in this regime is flavour, genetic diversity, and …	John Steinman	25	2019	$2.50 Add
Grocery Story The Promise of Food Co-ops in the Age of Grocery Store Giants New Society Publishers	Food has become ground-zero in our efforts to increase awareness of how our choices impact the world. Yet while we have begun to transform our communities and dinner plates, the most …	John Steinman	306	2019	View
From Growing Food Co-ops, Growing the Movement From: Grocery Story View New Society Publishers	The Kootenay Co-op expansion to a new location is described through member loans and– a first in food co-op history– as a developer of Nelson Commons, residential units above the …	John Steinman	12	2019	$1.20 Add
From Happiness From: Techno-Fix View New Society Publishers	Happiness provides extensive evidence that material affluence, consumerism and economic growth brought about by advances in science and technology have failed to improve psychological well-being …	Joyce Huesemann; Michael Huesemann	37	2011	$3.70 Add
From How to Think About the Future From: Escape from Overshoot View New Society Publishers	In this chapter the author explores ways of thinking about the future, and how they have changed over time.	Peter Victor A.	10	2023	$1.00 Add
From Interlude From: Grocery Story View New Society Publishers	This chapter describes alternative, viable, models for grocery stores and the "food shed" of local retailers and growers in Nelson, BC, and Viroqua, Wisconsin. The grocery store chains …	John Steinman	11	2019	$1.10 Add
From Keeping on Track: Performance Indicators for a Better Society From: Curing Affluenza View Between The Lines	Chapter 6 explores the indicators of a better society, discussing topics including gross domestic product (GDP), economic growth, child literacy and health, and protections. It includes an …	Richard Denniss	25	2018	$2.50 Add
From Licence To Be Radical From: BlackBerry Town View James Lorimer and Company	Examines the process Mike Lazaridis went through while choosing which university he would attend. Explains the history of the University of Waterloo, its technological facilities at the time and …	Chuck Howitt	17	2019	$1.70 Add
From Lighten Up From: Curing Affluenza View Between The Lines	Chapter 3 explores productivity between the public and private sectors, discussing topics including wasted resources, ‘economic activity’, cycles of production, the ‘Washington …	Richard Denniss	41	2018	$4.10 Add
From Local Foodmakers The People Behind the Products From: Grocery Story View New Society Publishers	Examples of local foodmakers and the pitfalls they experience in supplying grocery chains are described. The role of food co-ops as small business incubators and the fair dealiing policies co-ops …	John Steinman	16	2019	$1.60 Add