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  • Academic Capitalism and the New Economy

    Markets, State, and Higher Education

    by Sheila Slaughter, Gary Rhoades ...
    As colleges and universities become more entrepreneurial in a post-industrial economy, they focus on knowledge less as a public good than as a commodity to be capitalized on in profit-oriented activities. In Academic Capitalism and the New Economy, higher education scholars Sheila Slaughter and Gary Rhoades detail the aggressive engagement of U.S. higher education institutions in the knowledge ... Read more

    $41.99 CAD

  • Academic Capitalism in the Age of Globalization

    Edited by Brendan Cantwell, Ilkka Kauppinen ...
    Understanding higher education and the knowledge economy in the Age of Globalization.Today, nearly every aspect of higher education—including student recruitment, classroom instruction, faculty research, administrative governance, and the control of intellectual property—is embedded in a political economy with links to the market and the state. Academic capitalism offers a powerful framework for ... Read more

    $42.99 CAD

  • Higher Education, Stratification, and Workforce Development

    Competitive Advantage in Europe, the US, and Canada

    Edited by Sheila Slaughter, Barrett Jay Taylor ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This work analyses how political economic shifts contribute to competition within higher education systems in the US, EU, and Canada. The authors highlight competition for prestige and public and private subsidies, exploring the consequences of these processes through theoretical and empirical analyses. Accordingly, the work highlights topics that will be of interest to a wide range of audiences. ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

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    A Guide for Practitioners

    by Tony Dean ...
    For decades, public service organizations have been under constant and growing pressure from citizens and stakeholders to provide more integrated, effective and accountable programs and services. Governments are beginning to acknowledge that they can’t own every issue and increasingly look to collaboration, networking and consultation at many levels as they design and develop polices, programs and ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Prioritizing Academic Programs and Services

    Reallocating Resources to Achieve Strategic Balance, Revised and Updated

    by Robert C. Dickeson ...
    Prioritizing Academic Programs and ServicesREVISED AND UPDATEDIncreasing economic concerns make the new edition of this best-selling classic an invaluable resource for those who want and need to implement a proven step-by-step approach to reallocating resources in tough times. Thoroughly revised and updated, Prioritizing Academic Programs and Services includes new recommendations from the field, ... Read more

    $53.99 CAD

  • Project 2025

    A Deep Dive into the Policies and Impacts of a Conservative Vision to Reshape America's Future

    by Antonio G. Lanier ...
    Gain critical insights into how Project 2025's conservative policies will influence America's political, economic, and social landscape.In "Project 2025: A Deep Dive into the Policies and Impacts of a Conservative Vision to Reshape America's Future," you will gain an in-depth understanding of this ambitious project designed to reshape the socio-political and economic landscape of the United States ... Read more

    $8.44 CAD

  • How Government Really Works

    A field guide to bureaucracies in Canada

    by Jane Allt, Angela Poirier ...
    This book exposes the inherent complexities and challenges found in government environments and offers insights to help bureaucrats, and those working alongside bureaucrats, better understand the dynamics of provincial government in Canada.The authors are career civil servants with more than 60 years of service between them. They share practical advice and include insights from senior bureaucrats ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • The Global Auction

    The Broken Promises of Education, Jobs, and Incomes

    by Phillip Brown, Hugh Lauder, David Ashton ...
    For decades, the idea that more education will lead to greater individual and national prosperity has been a cornerstone of developed economies. Indeed, it is almost universally believed that college diplomas give Americans and Europeans a competitive advantage in the global knowledge wars. Challenging this conventional wisdom, The Global Auction forces us to reconsider our deeply held and ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • Corporatizing Canada

    Making Business Out of Public Service

    by Jamie Brownlee, Chris Hurl, Kevin Walby ...
    From schools to hospitals, from utilities to food banks, over the past thirty years corporatization has transformed the public sector in Canada. Economic elites take control of public institutions and use business metrics to evaluate their performance, transforming public programs into corporate revenue streams.Senior managers use corporate methodology to set priorities in social services and ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • Canadian Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy

    The Innovation Economy and Society Nexus

    by G. Bruce Doern, David Castle, Peter Phillips ...
    Canadian Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy presents new critical analysis about related developments in the field such as significantly changed concepts of peer review, merit review, the emergence of big data in the digital age, and the rise of an economy and society dominated by the internet and information.The authors scrutinize the different ways in which federal and provincial ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD

  • CANADIAN POLITICS

    PERSPECTIVES AND CHALLENGES

    by CLARA CABOT ...
    In this captivating and inspiring essay, Clara Cabot delves into the evolution of politics from antiquity to the modern era, offering a nuanced examination of the forces that shape political systems and societies. With insightful analysis and engaging prose, Cabot prompts readers to ponder the complexities of political development, the delicate balance between power and order, and the enduring ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Local And Community Driven Development: Moving To Scale In Theory And Practice

    by Binswanger-Mkhize Hans P.; de Regt Jacomina P. ...
    This book examines the conceptual foundations of participatory approaches to building local institutions and builds an analytical framework in which civic participation is viewed as a potential solution to specific civil society, market, and government failures. It then uses this framework to review the evidence on the efficacy of participatory pproaches to problems of development nd to identify ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD