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A better place on Earth : the search for fairness in super unequal British Columbia Cover Image Book Book

A better place on Earth : the search for fairness in super unequal British Columbia

MacLeod, Andrew 1972- (author.).

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  • ISBN: 9781550177046 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 1550177044 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: print
    246 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: Madeira Park, B.C. : Harbour Publishing, [2015]

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-237) and index.

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Subject: Income distribution -- British Columbia
Equality -- British Columbia
British Columbia -- Social conditions -- 21st century

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.

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Prince Rupert Library 305.509711 MacL (Text) 33294001948389 Adult Non-Fiction Volume hold Available -
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Introduction 1(6)
Chapter 1 Suffering in Paradise: Inevitable or a "One-Way Street to the French Revolution"?
7(13)
Chapter 2 Addressing Inequality: What's Fair in a Land of Plenty?
20(10)
Chapter 3 Unequal Outcomes: Tranquil Enclaves and Hungry People
30(15)
Chapter 4 Consequences: From Unfilled Prescriptions to Economic Weakness
45(16)
Chapter 5 Deep Roots: Resource Claims, Foreign Workers and Shifting Taxes
61(13)
Chapter 6 Life at the Bottom: Stingy Support and Rising Homelessness
74(24)
Chapter 7 Social Assistance: Doing Well and Not Doing So Well
98(22)
Chapter 8 Demographic Divisions: Middle-Aged White Men and Aboriginal Girls
120(18)
Chapter 9 Crushing Costs: Reduced Salaries and the Housing Squeeze
138(15)
Chapter 10 "Get a Job" Falls Short: New Expectations for a New Economy
153(21)
Chapter 11 Seeking Solutions: Raise the Poor, Strengthen the Middle and Constrain the Top
174(23)
Chapter 12 Political Constraints: Cynicism, Compromise and Who Votes
197(12)
Chapter 13 Occupying Change: BC Politics and Public Demand
209(14)
Appendix 1 223(3)
Appendix 2 226(4)
Select Bibliography 230(8)
Acknowledgments 238(3)
Index 241(5)
About the Author 246

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