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Trapped in Mediocrity
Our students aren’t learning, we’re falling behind other countries, and many of our college graduates are even functionally illiterate. We offer our kids a weak and poorly thought out curriculum; too many teachers do not make good use of classroom time and follow lesson plans that are superficial and repetitive; almost all state governments define “proficiency” at low levels of competency; and because kids with very uneven skills populate a classroom, teachers spend considerable time on review before introducing new material. This dismal picture is tempered by the fact that the hard work and dedication of countless teachers and administrators means that many students get an excellent...
The Effects of Mass Immigration on Canadian Living Standards and Society
Papers presented at the conference Canadian immigration policy: reassessing the economic, demographic and social impact on Canada, held in Montreal, June 3-4, 2008.
Money and Production
In this insightful volume, editors Louis-Philippe Rochon and Mario Seccareccia bring together key essays from the influential and highly-regarded journal, Monnaie et Production. Beginning with a new commentary, Rochon and Seccareccia provide a modern perspective, highlighting invaluable insights on both the content and the editor, Alain Parguez.
Canada: The State of the Federation, 2012
Regional resource disparities and the tensions they generate are a perennial Canadian topic. This edition of Canada: The State of the Federation presents essays on regions, resources, and the resiliency of the Canadian federal system. Contributors consider questions such as: to what extent do Canada’s natural resource industries benefit the Canadian economy? Do Canada’s federal institutions hinder or promote the ability of the economy to respond to global economic shifts? Do current intergovernmental structures allow for constructive dialogue about national policy issues? In responding to these and related questions, many of the authors touch on energy issues. Others consider the importa...
The Business of Sports
The Business of Sports, Second Edition is a comprehensive collection of readings that focus on the multibillion-dollar sports industry and the dilemmas faced by todays sports business leaders. It contains a dynamic set of readings to provide a complete overview of major sports business issues. The Second Edition covers professional, Olympic, and collegiate sports, and highlights the major issues that impact each of these broad categories. The Second Edition continue to provide insight from a variety of stakeholders in the industry and cover the major business disciplines of management, marketing, finance, information technology, accounting, ethics and law. In addition, it features concise introductions, targeted discussion questions, and graphs and tables to convey relevant financial data and other statistics discussed. This book is designed for current and future sports business leaders as well as those interested in the inner-workings of the industry.
Labour Economics
Now in its 2nd edition this comprehensive and accessible text provides a detailed study of labour market issues. This excellent new book is a must-see for all those involved in Labour Economics.
Canadian Tax Journal
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A Canadian Priorities Agenda
Rising income inequality has been at the forefront of public debate in Canada in recent years, yet there is still much to learn about the economic forces driving the distribution of earnings and income in this country and how they might evolve in the future. With research showing that the tax-and-transfer system is losing the ability to counteract income disparity, the need for policy-makers to understand the factors at play is all the more urgent. Income Inequality provides a comprehensive review of Canadian inequality trends, including changing earnings and income dynamics among the middle class and top earners, wage and job polarization across provinces, and persistent poverty among vulne...
Pulling Against Gravity
An objective look at the New Brunwisck of 1987, when Frank McKenna became premier, and the New Brunswick of 1997. Compares its economic performance with that of Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Manitoba to determine whether McKenna's reforms had a positive impact on the province's economy.
