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In Life, Fish and Mangroves, Melissa Marschke explores the potential of resource governance, offering a case study of resource-dependent village life. Following six households and one village-based institution in coastal Cambodia over a twelve-year period, Marschke...
Editeur :
University of Ottawa Press
Parution :
2012-01-28
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Transnational Canadas marks the first sustained inquiry into the relationship between globalization and Canadian literature written in English. Tracking developments in the literature and its study from the centennial period to the present, it shows how current work in...
Editeur :
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Parution :
2011-04-07
Collection :
TransCanada
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Scandalous Bodies is an impassioned scholarly study both of literature by diasporic writers and of the contexts within which it is produced. It explores topics ranging from the Canadian government’s multiculturalism policy to media representations of so-called minority...
Editeur :
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Parution :
2011-04-07
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TransCanada
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Canada and the Middle East: In Theory and Practice provides a unique perspective on one of the world’s most geopolitically important regions. From the perspective of Canada’s diplomats, academics, and former policy practitioners involved in the region, the book offers...
Editeur :
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Parution :
2010-10-30
Collection :
Studies in International Governance
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For the first time, Jacques Parizeau shares his views on Quebec's recent history and its future. As chief economics advisor to Quebec premiers in the 1960s, Jacques Parizeau was instrumental in bringing about Quebe's Quiet Revolution. As René Lévesque's Finance Minister...
Editeur :
Baraka Books
Parution :
2010-05-10
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The global food crisis is a stark reminder of the fragility of the global food system. The Global Food Crisis: Governance Challenges and Opportunities captures the debate about how to go forward and examines the implications of the crisis for food security in the...
Editeur :
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Parution :
2009-09-30
Collection :
Studies in International Governance
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In the post-NAFTA era, Canada and Mexico face dramatic and irreversible changes from the Bush revolution in foreign public policy, the rising economic power of China and India, new concerns about border security and human rights, and the trends of economic integration....
Editeur :
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Parution :
2008-10-10
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Exploring a variety of topics—including health, politics, education, art, literature, media, and film—Aboriginal Canada Revisited draws a portrait of the current political and cultural position of Canada’s Aboriginal peoples. While lauding improvements made in the past...
Editeur :
University of Ottawa Press
Parution :
2008-09-13
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Canada is a prosperous country, but this prosperity is being stressed by demographics, pressures on the public purse, and low productivity growth. To maintain the nation's high quality of life, prosperity must increase while remaining sustainable. Combining Tom...
Editeur :
University of Ottawa Press
Parution :
2008-01-22
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Looking After Children is an assessment and planning approach for children and youth in out of home care, first developed in the UK, and since 1997 adapted and used increasingly in Canada, particularly in Ontario. The approach is developmental and strengths based. The...
Editeur :
University of Ottawa Press
Parution :
2007-03-01
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This thoroughgoing study of international secretariats might be entitled "What the International Civil Servant Really Does," as opposed to what he or she should do or is believed to do. The author interviewed international officials, studied the documents of the...
Editeur :
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Parution :
2006-01-01
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In 1911 one of every three Canadians lived in urban areas; today three out of four do. This growth has raised serious issues in urban government: How should power and authority be distributed among differing, often competing, urban interests? How can municipal...
Editeur :
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Parution :
2006-01-01
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Suffering from a divided membership, the United Nations is at a crossroads, unable to assure human or national security. The UN has been criticized as irrelevant by its most—and least—powerful members alike because it can’t reach consensus on how to respond to...
Editeur :
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Parution :
2006-01-01
Collection :
Studies in International Governance
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Almost twenty years ago, conceptual work began in the United Kingdom on what was to become the international Looking After Children initiative. Looking After Children has had a profound influence on child welfare in Canada and some fifteen other countries, including the...
Editeur :
University of Ottawa Press
Parution :
2005-09-14
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