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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Resources: Simplicity and Sustainability From: Turning the World Right-Side Up View Fernwood Publishing		John Kearney; Patrick Kerans	15	2006	$1.50 Add
From Responsible Government: Theory and Practice From: Democratizing the Constitution View Emond Montgomery	Historical review of responsible government in Canada in support of an argument that the current situation is in need of reform.	Peter Aucoin	45	2011	$4.50 Add
From Seeking Social Licence for the Site C Dam A Planner’s Perspective from the Peace River Waterfront From: Damming the Peace View James Lorimer and Company	A Peace River Valley planner on the concept of social license, why it’s important for major projects, and how, in the case of the Site C dam under construction in B.C.’s Peace River …	Reg Whiten	12	2018	$1.20 Add
From Select Bibliography From: Protecting Research Confidentiality View James Lorimer and Company	Might want to include with each chapter	John Lowman; Ted Palys	11	2014	$1.10 Add
From SFU’s Administrative Culture: “Up On Dat Mountain, Dey Is Stuck Real Good” From: Protecting Research Confidentiality View James Lorimer and Company	Our campaign to persuade the SFU administration to institute an independent review of the “Ogden decision” benefitted from the more general turmoil at SFU during a period when the …	John Lowman; Ted Palys	10	2014	$1.00 Add
From SFU’s “Hollow and Timid” Defence of Academic Freedom From: Protecting Research Confidentiality View James Lorimer and Company	The independent inquiry into the university’s decision making regarding Russell Odgen’s research and the release of Judge Daniel Steinberg’s decision on Ogden vs. SFU	John Lowman; Ted Palys	5	2014	$0.50 Add
Share the Wealth! How we can tax Canada’s super-rich and create a better country for everyone	When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020, millions of Canadians suddenly found themselves out of work as businesses shuttered and the country went into lockdown. While many were struggling to …		208		View
From Sharing the Wealth From: BlackBerry Town View James Lorimer and Company	Covers RIM and Jim Balsillie’s support of the University of Waterloo and the foundation and growth of Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI).	Chuck Howitt	16	2019	$1.60 Add
From Speculating on Commodities From: Speculative Harvests Agrarian Change & Peasant Studies View Fernwood Publishing		Jennifer Clapp; S. Ryan Isakson	27	2018	$2.70 Add
Speculative Harvests Agrarian Change & Peasant Studies Financialization, Food, and Agriculture Fernwood Publishing	In Speculative Harvests, Clapp and Isakson investigate the evolving relationship between the agrifood and financial sectors, paying particular attention to how the contemporary process of …	Jennifer Clapp; S. Ryan Isakson	196	2018	View
From NEW! Strategies: Networking, Institutionalizing, Commodifying, and Brokering From: The Consulting Trap View Fernwood Publishing	In Chapter Four, the authors identify four strategies that TPSFs (transnational professional service firms) have used to gain influence and entrench themselves in public policymaking and service …	Chris Hurl; Leah B. Werner	34	2024	$3.40 Add
From Sun Yat-sen’s Unfinished Dream From: The Legacy of Tiananmen Square View Goose Lane Editions	This chapter begins with the story of Sun Yat-sen, the first president of the Republic of China. The chapter goes on to provide a historical account of the overthrow of the Qing dynasty and the …	Michael Cormier	20	2013	$2.00 Add
From Swinging for the Fences From: BlackBerry Town View James Lorimer and Company	Howitt touches on the Unviersity of Waterloo and how it has developed into one of the most respected technology and business schools in Canada, in large part thanks to BlackBerry’s …	Chuck Howitt	17	2019	$1.70 Add
From Tackling Tax Havens From: Share the Wealth! View James Lorimer and Company	Readings in part 2 of this title explore potential solutions to income inequality in Canada. This chapter discusses the challenges surrounding the regulation of offshore tax havens and the powers …	Angella MacEwen; Jonathan Gauvin	15	2021	$1.50 Add
From Talking to Your Neighbour From: Turning the World Right-Side Up View Fernwood Publishing		John Kearney; Patrick Kerans	14	2006	$1.40 Add
From Taxing Individual Wealth From: Share the Wealth! View James Lorimer and Company	Readings in part 2 of this title explore potential solutions to income inequality in Canada. This chapter explores methods for taxing individual wealth, including examples of countries where this …	Angella MacEwen; Jonathan Gauvin	16	2021	$1.60 Add