Sociology & Anthropology

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Inequality and Democracy

Inequality and Democracy

From: Turning the World Right-Side Up

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Inequality at the Top

Inequality at the Top

From: The Age of Increasing Inequality

The income share of Canada’s top earners has risen sharply since the 1980s, as balanced growth has been replaced by accelerated income growth for the top 1%, and relative income stagnancy … 30 $3.00 Add
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Inequality at the top
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Inequality at the top

From: The Scandalous Rise of Inequality in Canada

In this chapter, the author examines the implications of strong income growth at the very top of the income distribution scale in Canada. 34 $3.40 Add
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Inequality from the Bottom Up

Inequality from the Bottom Up

From: The Age of Increasing Inequality

As average incomes increase in a society, many cheap goods become unavailable and the cost of living for poor people rises. Although different poverty line methodologies produce somewhat … 23 $2.30 Add
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Inequality of Wealth

Inequality of Wealth

From: The Age of Increasing Inequality

The inequality of wealth in Canada is far greater than the inequality of incomes — Canada’s top 40 families own more than the bottom 40% (6,186,000 households) do. For middle class … 23 $2.30 Add
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Inequality of wealth
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Inequality of wealth

From: The Scandalous Rise of Inequality in Canada

In this chapter, the author presents data on inequalities of wealth before the Covid-19 pandemic and outlines how the inequality of wealth and economic power increased in Canada throughout the … 30 $3.00 Add
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Inequality of Wealth and Income

Inequality of Wealth and Income

From: How Societies Work

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Inflection Point

Inflection Point

From: Three Funerals for my Father

This chapter is told from the author’s perspective. She continues to tell the story of her early days in Indonesia. She details an illness suffered and horrors she witnessed and heard of … 10 $1.00 Add
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Initiation

Initiation

Part 1: Baby Stripper

From: This is My Real Name

Chapter 3 follows Brunet as she becomes fully initiated into sex work and strip club culture. Topics discussed include selling sex, Lola, queer love, open relationships, straight women in clubs, … 19 $1.90 Add
Inner City Renovation

Inner City Renovation

How a Social Enterprise Changes Lives and Communities

Inner City Renovation (ICR) is a much-heralded social enterprise in Winnipeg’s North End which has become an example of the potential for social enterprises to support people living on … 153 View
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Innisfil and Uber
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Innisfil and Uber

A Rural Municipality’s Misadventures in Smart Public Transit

From: Smart Cities in Canada: Digital Dreams, Corporate Designs

Chapter 10 explores smart city projects that make use of ridesharing and their pitfalls. 11 $1.10 Add
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Innovate or Bust

Innovate or Bust

From: In The Business of Change

Leveraging what already exists and adopting new ideas into the mix can prove effective — and profitable. As we’ll see in this chapter, for social entrepreneurs it’s more than … 15 $1.50 Add
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Innovation in Jacobs’ Agglomerations
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Innovation in Jacobs’ Agglomerations

Section 4: Cities as a Dynamic Economy

From: Cities Matter

Chapter 13 examines Jacobs’ agglomerations and its relationship to innovations, discussing topics such as Schumpeter’s theory of Creative Destruction, urban innovation, and the role … 7 $0.70 Add