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Social Torment: Atlantic Canada in the New World Order
Thom Workman
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Description for Social Torment: Atlantic Canada in the New World Order
paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFF; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 240.
This in-depth study of globalization`s effect on Atlantic Canada considers not simply the gross national Product and its measures of the economic trends of the corporate elite, but the social indices that track globalization`s impact on working people, the working poor, people on social assistance, and the elderly. Healthcare, education, the environment, and the local economy demonstrate the affluency (or desperation) of communities, and it is argued that these measures reflect the devastating effects of free trade and privatization in Atlantic Canada. A positive vision for the Canadian and international economy that emphasizes human need over corporate greed is outlined ... Read more
This in-depth study of globalization`s effect on Atlantic Canada considers not simply the gross national Product and its measures of the economic trends of the corporate elite, but the social indices that track globalization`s impact on working people, the working poor, people on social assistance, and the elderly. Healthcare, education, the environment, and the local economy demonstrate the affluency (or desperation) of communities, and it is argued that these measures reflect the devastating effects of free trade and privatization in Atlantic Canada. A positive vision for the Canadian and international economy that emphasizes human need over corporate greed is outlined ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Fernwood Publishing Canada
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Black Point, Nova Scotia, Canada
ISBN
9781552660966
SKU
V9781552660966
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99-2
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