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Optimism of the Will
Publisher

James Lorimer and Company

Publication Year

2024

Author(s)

Alex Himelfarb

ISBN: 9781459419476-08

Categories:

  • Economics → Class, Inequality & Oppression
  • Political Science → Political Philosophy → Competing Ideologies
  • Sociology & Anthropology → Activism & Social Movements → Grassroots Activism
  • Sociology & Anthropology → Activism & Social Movements → Labour Movement
  • Political Science → Political Philosophy → Neo-liberalism
  • History → Canadian History → Social Movements

 
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Optimism of the Will

There Is an Alternative

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From: Breaking Free of Neoliberalism: Canada's Challenge

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This chapter considers what is needed to counter neoliberalism and comments on the positive signs of the rise in union activity and the common cause of diverse grassroots movements in advocating change.

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Contributors

Alex Himelfarb

Alex Himelfarb is an academic and civil service legend having spent almost 30 years serving in various departments. He was appointed Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet in 2002, serving three Prime Ministers. A former Ambassador of Canada to the Italian Republic with concurrent accreditation to the Republic of Albania, the Republic of San Marino, and High Commissioner to the Republic of Malta. He taught at the University of New Brunswick for a decade before joining the public service and was Director of the Glendon School of Public and International Affairs at York University from 2009 to 2014. He has chaired and sat on numerous non-governmental boards, including the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness, the Atkinson foundation, the Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives and the World Wildlife Fund Canada.

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Canada Council for the Arts
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Nova Scotia

This project is funded in part by the Government of Canada. Ce projet est financé en partie par le gouvernement du Canada.

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