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  • The Community Housing Handbook

    Unlocking Housing Potential for Small Towns and Rural America

    by Kim Skobba, Monica H. Callahan, Jermaine M. Durham ...
    In this book, readers journey through rural small towns to discover practical tools for driving meaningful change in housing. This book delves into the roots of present-day challenges of rural places, tracing their origins to shifts in economic and demographic landscapes. Chapters explore the pivotal role of housing for individuals and communities, shedding light on how small-town leaders often ... Read more

    $77.99 CAD

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  • Economic Dignity

    by Gene Sperling ...
    **“Timely and important . . . It should be our North Star for the recovery and beyond.” —Hillary Clinton“Sperling makes a forceful case that only by speaking to matters of the spirit can liberals root their belief in economic justice in people’s deepest aspirations—in their sense of purpose and self-worth.” —The New York Times**When Gene Sperling was in charge of coordinating economic policy in ... Read more

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  • Made in Africa

    Learning to Compete in Industry

    by Carol Newman, John Page, John Rand ...
    The role of industry in low income countries is important. Industry is good for growth, job creation, and poverty reduction. All of these factors depend on the size and the rate of growth of industry. Africa doesn’t have enough industry to reach the Sustainable Development Goals for growth, job creation, and poverty reduction. Africa’s share of global manufacturing has fallen from about three ... Read more

    $40.99 CAD

  • Future-Generation Government

    How to Legislate for the Long Term

    by Nicholas Chesterley ...
    In the decades preceding COVID-19 there were nine pandemics or near-pandemics, from SARS to Ebola. Despite this turbulent recent history, many governments were unprepared for the recent pandemic and remain ill-equipped for the next.Our impact on future generations has never been greater, and the challenges we face will increasingly play out over the long term. Climate change is accelerating, ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • Public Administration and Public Affairs

    by Nicholas Henry ...
    Public Administration and Public Affairs demonstrates how to govern efficiently, effectively, and responsibly in an age of political corruption and crises in public finance. Providing a comprehensive, accessible and humorous introduction to the field of Public Administration, this text is designed specifically for those with little to no background in the field. Now in its 13th edition, this ... Read more

    $317.99 CAD

  • Big Is Beautiful

    Debunking the Myth of Small Business

    by Robert D. Atkinson, Michael Lind ...
    Why small business is not the basis of American prosperity, not the foundation of American democracy, and not the champion of job creation.In this provocative book, Robert Atkinson and Michael Lind argue that small business is not, as is widely claimed, the basis of American prosperity. Small business is not responsible for most of the country's job creation and innovation. American democracy does ... Read more

    $20.79 CAD

  • Canada After America

    A Strategy for Prosperity in a Changed World

    by Ricardo Hausmann, Eric Protzer ...
    For generations, Canada built its prosperity on economic integration with the United States, only to find itself hostage to its nearest neighbour.In Canada After America, economists Ricardo Hausmann and Eric Protzer offer a bold, practical strategy for Canadian prosperity in a radically changed world.Drawing on research from the Harvard Growth Lab and the insights of economic complexity, they ... Read more

    $18.95 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • On Being Presidential

    A Guide for College and University Leaders

    by Susan R. Pierce ...
    Praise for On Being Presidential"This is the best book I've ever read on being a college president."—Arthur Levine, president, Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, and president emeritus, Teachers College, Columbia University"A must-read for anyone involved in higher education. Susan Resneck Pierce's cautionary tales and commonsense approach to college management present, in a very ... Read more

    $53.99 CAD

  • Good Enough for Government Work

    The Public Reputation Crisis in America (And What We Can Do to Fix It)

    by Amy E. Lerman ...
    American government is in the midst of a reputation crisis. An overwhelming majority of citizens—Republicans and Democrats alike—hold negative perceptions of the government and believe it is wasteful, inefficient, and doing a generally poor job managing public programs and providing public services. When social problems arise, Americans are therefore skeptical that the government has the ability ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Unlocking Africa's Business Potential

    Trends, Opportunities, Risks, and Strategies

    by Landry Signe ...
    Africa welcomes business investment and offers some of the world's highest returns and impactsAfrica has tremendous economic potential and offers rewarding opportunities for global businesses looking for new markets and long-term investments with favorable returns. Africa has been one of the world's fastest-growing regions over the past decade, and by 2030 will be home to nearly 1.7 billion people ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • Miseducating for the Global Economy

    How Corporate Power Damages Education and Subverts Students’ Futures

    by Gerald Coles ...
    How the American education system became a "global economy" industryAll across the United States, corporations, politicians, economists, educators – and now, most remarkably, Ivanka Trump – cry out for new “education for the twenty-first century economy.” Meanwhile, millions of Americans face increasing difficulty finding well paying, secure jobs. But the current employment crisis is not so much ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • Rethinking Investment Incentives

    Trends and Policy Options

    Edited by Ana Teresa Tavares-Lehmann, Perrine Toledano, Lise Johnson, Lisa Sachs ...
    Governments often use direct subsidies or tax credits to encourage investment and promote economic growth and other development objectives. Properly designed and implemented, these incentives can advance a wide range of policy objectives (increasing employment, promoting sustainability, and reducing inequality). Yet since design and implementation are complicated, incentives have been associated ... Read more

    $78.99 CAD