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Trouble at Lachine Mill
Meg and her twelve-year-old brother Jamie take jobs in a shirt factory in Montreal. Soon they discover they have been hired at rock-bottom wages to replace striking workers.$16.95, paperbackInterest ages: 8-13
Willie : A Romance
Heather Robinson has made Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King's bizarre and paradoxical psyche the mainspring of a historical novel of consummate invention, audacity and wit.$19.95, hardcover
A Reader on Prevention and Social Policies
First published in 1982, this book examines issues of prevention in a Canadian context, culling comment and experience from those deeply involved in human service delivery.
$35.00, paperback
And Where Do We Go From Here?
Written in 1982, this book examines the difficulty renters face in the rental housing market, and whether housing allowance programs are adequate to provide the framework of intervention needed to resolve these difficulties.$35.00, paperback
Canadian Manufacturing, Volume II
Canadian Manufacturing is a precise, analytical examination of important aspects of the Canadian economy at a crucial period in national development.$16.95, paperback
Computers on the Job
Written as the computer revolution dawned on Canadian society, Computers on the Job introduces the effects of technological change on people in their homes and workplaces.$19.95, paperback
Controlling Inflation
Published in 1982, this book examines how eighteen Western countries dealt with extraordinary inflationary pressures of the 1970s.
$16.95, paperback
Financing the Future
Financing the Future is an immediate and detailed analysis of the state of Canadian capital markets in the early 1980s.$14.95, paperback
How Ottawa Spends Your Tax Dollars
No matter what the politicians say, it's the way a government decides to spend its money that reveals its true priorities. This book focuses on the federal government's spending plans for economic development programs.
$16.95, paperback
The Future of Canada's Auto Industry
An analysis of one of Canada's most important industries at a crucial period in its development.$14.95, paperback
After the Developers
The contributors to this collection examine the future of our cities and discuss the new issues facing urban Canada.$19.95, paperback
Beyond the Monetarists
This book is a collection of papers from the Canadian Institute for Economic Policy sponsored Conference on Post-Keynesian Alternatives.$12.95, paperback
Bob Blair's Pipeline
Written in the early 80s, this book brings to life the fascinating story of pipe-liners, politicians and the chase for the big energy dollars.
$9.95, paperback
How Ottawa Spends Your Tax Dollars
This study provides in-depth, critical analysis of the 1981 federal expenditures budget.$16.95, paperback
How to Fight for What's Right
First published in 1981, How to Fight for What's Right remains a practical and useful guide to advocacy and the law.
$12.95, paperback
Industrial Development and the Atlantic Fishery
Written at a time of great change and optimism in Canada's fisheries, Industrial Development and the Atlantic Fishery presents scenarios for the development of an expanded industry into the 1980s and beyond.
$14.95, paperback
Labour and Capital in Canada 1650-1860
First published in 1981, H. Clare Pentland's Labour and Capital in Canada 1650-1860 is a seminal work that analyzes the shaping of the Canadian working class and the evolution of capitalism in Canada.
$19.95, paperback
The Drug Industry
Published in 1981, The Drug Industry is an analysis of a classic branch-plant business in Canada, offering recommendations for increased and closely-focused government regulation.
$16.95, paperback
The New Protectionism
Written in the early 1980s against a backdrop of strengthening calls for a North American free trade agreement, this study examines the protectionist impulses masquerading as efforts to eliminate tariff barriers.
$14.95, paperback