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An examination of the processes by which we have been made dependent on the global market economy and how we may break our addiction through the application of a Local Employment and Trading System (LETS). "A most intelligent appraisal of LETS."--Liz Shepard, UK LETS coordinator "A simple and practical way to initiate community economic development."--"Journal of Economic Literature"

Traces how cities evolved from autonomous entities with citizens to modern corporations without citizens. "A remarkable book.... explains the origins of modern Canadian cities as corporations."--"Imprint" "A useful canvas on which to rethink the polarity of governments."--"Montreal Mirror"

Author Neal Q. Herrick considers government corruption to be the predominant problem facing the world today. Although bribery and influence peddling are the most visible aspect of this corruption, they are not, in Herrick's opinion, the most serious. For Herrick, the more serious aspect of government corruption is the laws that bribery and influence peddling produce-laws that favor the corporations-resulting in, what he calls, a kind of delusional corruption that leads to unjust and unnecessary wars. After Patrick Henry is a book about both kinds of corruption, as they are inseparable and arise from the same structural failing: the failure to make the interests of government coincident with the interests of the people. Tracing both forms of corruption back through history, Herrick gives a brief account of governmental descent into lawlessness, identifies the constitutional flaw that led to this lawlessness, and discusses some of the issues that must be considered in devising remedies. After discussing the four principles on which the US Constitution rests and pointing out the causal connections between the failure of the impeachment provisions and presidential wars, eroded political culture, and civil society complaisance, Herrick proposes a constitutional amendment and a strategy for accomplishing it. Neal Q. Herrick taught at the University of Michigan. He headed the HEW-Labor Task Force that drafted the Occupational Safety and Health Act submitted to Congress in 1968. He is the co-author, with the late Harold Sheppard, of Where Have All the Robots Gone and a contributor to Work in America,

The authors provide both a realistic assessment of the contemporary efforts to perpetuate imperial domination and the various visions and strategies that could knit together global popular struggles into a vibrant, democratic, transnational movement for a humane and ecologically balanced world.

Winner of the 2001 Robinson Book Prize for Excellence in Journalism "Islamic Peril "explores the lack of historical and cultural understanding in the mass media as it studies coverage of conflicts involving Muslims in the Middle East, the Caucasus, the Balkans and the West."A valuable book."--Edward S. -Herman, "SAIS Review""Karim Karim should be applauded for his excellent analysis."--"Middle East Journal""An important addition to the critical literature."--"Choice""In the aftermath of September 11th Islamic Peril's message has taken on a more forceful sense of relevance and urgency."--"Media"Karim H. Karim, Ph.D., teaches at the School of Journalism and Communication in Ottawa.

Objectivity is the theme of these five case studies which deal with how the media covered the Gulf War, the Oka standoff, the Ontario NDP's budget, the Meech Lake Accord and Free Trade. "Like Chomsky, he enjoys contrasting the "common-sense" interpretation with views from alternative sources. As facts and images clash, we end up with a better grasp of the issues at hand."--"Montreal Gazette"

First published as a testament to the legacy of the -concept made popular by the New Left of the 1960s, and with the perspective of the intervening decades, this book opens up the way for re-examining just what our role must be in the cause of democracy. With its emphasis on citizen participation, here, presented in one volume are 20 or more of the best arguments for participatory democracy written by some of the most relevant contributors to the debate, both in an historic, and in a contemporary, sense.This wide-ranging collection probes the historical roots of participatory democracy in our political culture, analyzes its application to the problems of modern society, and explores the possible forms it might take in the future on every level of society from the workplace, to the community, to the nation at large."The book is, by all odds, the most encompassing one so far in revealing the practical actual subversions that the New Left wishes to visit upon us."--"Washington Post"Apart from the editors, contributors include: George Woodcock, Murray Bookchin, Don Calhoun, Stewart Perry, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, James Gillespis, Gerry Hunnius, John McEwan, Arthur Chickering, Christian Bay, Martin Oppenheimer, Colin Ward.Dimitrios Roussopoulos is a political economist who has written extensively on social and politico-economic issues. He is the author of several books including "The Public Place and Dissidence: Essays Against the Mainstream," and editor of a series of three volumes entitled "The Anarchist Papers." He continues to work for local democracy, ecological cities and world peace.C. George Benello taught sociology at Goddard College, Vermont, until his untimely death. He was a Fellow of the Cambridge Institute and author of "From the Ground Up: Essays on Grassroots and Workplace Democracy."

"Society and Growth" evaluates post-World War II economic development efforts in the United States, in Canada, and, in Brazil, and in Mexico. It argues that the proposal that the more fortunate countries should bring prosperity to the less developed ones failed: it did not stop the growth of poverty, did not protect the environment sufficiently, and did not promote human rights energetically.Smith begins with a presentation of the two chief development theories pursued after World War II, that is, the growth oriented, market driven model, and the communist ideology. She then chronicles the rise of dependency theory, a newer, 1960s based development perspective that was focused on the needs of less developed third world countries. Based on personal accounts of daily life in the megacities Sao Paulo and Mexico City, and on a review of other development analysts' conclusions, Smith evaluates the failures in Brazil and Mexico--the transportation fiascos spawned, the housing situation--and wonders how it could be that the most advanced industrial powers just didn't see that the poverty suffered by most people in Latin American countries was worsening even during the 1960s and 1970s, an era of relative prosperity."Written in accessible language, often times casual and humorous, without detriment to the topic's importancegoes beyond the customary litany of critiques to offer, and analyze, potential avenues for improvement."--Arturo Escobar, Anthropology, University of MassachusettsVirginia R. Smith's articles have appeared in "Maclean's," and in the "Toronto Star." She is the co-author of "Perpetuating Poverty: The Political Economy of Canadian Foreign Aid," and a social activist with over 30 years of experience in community based organizations: chiefly Latin America and with groups that resist cutbacks imposed by globalizing governments.

A collection of essays written between the late 70s and the present day that focus attention on the neglected cultural side of society in order to chart the progress of political change. "The themes are relevant for those trying to fathom the post-Reaganite political world of the 1990s."--"Canadian Book Review Annual"

A collection of essays written between the late 70s and the present day that focus attention on the neglected cultural side of society in order to chart the progress of political change. "The themes are relevant for those trying to fathom the post-Reaganite political world of the 1990s."--"Canadian Book Review Annual"

Isolation is part of the psyche of this sparsely populated prairie province, and this abundance of great open space has uniquely shaped the people, their politics, their economy and their relationship with the rest of North America., /P>Using the broad, interdisciplinary social science approach of political economy analysis, Warnock traces Saskatchewan's past in an attempt to understand the present and glimpse some of its future. Along the way, he tells the story of Saskatchewan, from inception to centennial.John Warnock, author of The Other Mexico, received his Ph.D. from the American University, Washington, D.C., School of International Service. After working for the U.S. State Department, he taught political economy at both American and Canadian universities, most recently at the University of Regina.

A different approach in tackling public dissatisfaction with the current state of affairs, this book will be of interest both to people familiar with the co-operative ideal and to those curious about alternative lifestyles. "It is fascinating to follow Craig as he explores the co-operative decision-making process.... More than an overview.... a comprehensive blend of social and co-operative philosophy, and application."--"Kitchener-Waterloo Record"

Case studies from Italy, the United Kingdom, Chile, Trinidad and Tobago, the United States, Canada, and Israel on the social practices of survival; an intriguing look at new emancipatory possibilities for citizens and their cities. "Enjoyable and inspiring.... a colorful collection with a wide variety of well-researched case studies, fresh theoretical insights and future perspectives."--"Antipode"

The collapse of the Soviet Union led to a period of steep economic decline, followed by economic reform, soaring inflation, corruption and crime. Despite the fact that unions were part of the State and that membership was obligatory, incorporating 98 percent of the labor force, millions of workers were not paid their wages.Based upon an abundance of first-hand material, Labour After Soviet Socialism examines the complex interplay of history, ideology, leadership, state policy and economics, to explain the difficulty workers have encountered in defending their interests.David Mandel, labor scholar and activist, teaches political science at the University of Quebec, Montreal. He is co-founder of the School for Worker Democracy, which conducts rank-and-file labor education in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.

Essays that pose a real alternative to current views of public affairs. Contributors include: Murray Bookchin, Noam Chomsky, Juan Gomez Casas.

The Power of Persuasion looks at how the New Right came to power in Ontario by using lessons learned from its successes in other countries (namely Great Britain, the US and New Zealand), to gain public consent for policies that were economically and socially harmful. Author Kirsten Kozolanka contends that this New Right trajectory is neither haphazard nor narrowly constructed, but purposeful in its use of sophisticated communications tools-advertising, polling and marketing-but also by closing down government information channels in a war of persuasion and limitation that contained, controlled and confused both the media, and political and public opposition.

"The Power of Persuasion" looks at how the New Right came to power in Ontario by using lessons learned from its successes in other countries (namely Great Britain, the US and New Zealand), to gain public consent for policies that were economically and socially harmful.Author Kirsten Kozolanka contends that this New Right trajectory is neither haphazard nor narrowly constructed, but purposeful in its use of sophisticated communications tools--advertising, polling and marketing--but also by closing down government information channels in a war of persuasion and limitation that contained, controlled and confused both the media, and political and public opposition.

David Smith has been at the centre of the movement for social change for 50 years. At the core of his approach are adult education and community development methods that help people build locally-controlled, democratic institutions and effective, broad-based social movements. Here is a life-time of involvement chronicled in one book.

At the beginning of the 21st century, the three most important concerns in the developed nations are remarkably convergent--unemployment, the environment, and community breakdown--and there are strong indications that these same issues will remain on top of the agenda well into the next century.Emerging technologies promise to keep unemployment a major issue, even if all Western economies get out of recession. By 2010, China will introduce as much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere as the entire world does today. And community breakdown is one of the most systemic, deep, and complex societal trends of the past 30 years, with no signs of any reversal.Precisely because we will have to live with these issues for the foreseeable future, only a long-term structural approach can successfully resolve these problems. "Community and Money "is about how community currencies could contribute to tackling all three problems.Local currencies are springing up all over the world in an impressive diversity and increasing sophistication. In more than 65 different places in the United States and Canada you can earn and use colorful bills with names like Barter Bucks and Time Dollars for anything from buying groceries to having your hair cut or your computer repaired.Using communities in Ontario and New York State as models, this book, through a combination of theory, practical implementation, and personal interviews, offers a guide to some very attractive alternatives to traditional currency transactions, the goal of which is to encourage [re]localization of the production of wealth, consumption, and exchange; fairly remunerate work that is un- or under-paid; and build a sense of community through personalized, face-to-face transactions.Mary-Beth Raddon holds a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Toronto, Ontario, and has contributed to both the research and the debate around the new economy.