Cities and the Wealth of Nations Principles of Economic Life Resource Type: Book Published: 1984 Jacobs argues that virtually all economic life, no matter how geographically remote from cities, depends on cities to maintain it or change it.
The Economy of Cities Resource Type: Book Published: 1970 Ideas about what makes cities rich or poor, how cities grow, and how city growth affects national economies.
GE-contaminated flax seed raises concerns for Canadian organic sector Sources News Release Resource Type: Article Published: 2009 GE-contaminated flax seed raises concerns for Canadian organic sector. The Organic Trade Association (OTA) in Canada has called the recent discovery of contaminated flax seed in Europe â#ounacceptable,â## and said biotechnology companies must take
Global Dreams Imperial Corporations and the New World Order Resource Type: Book Published: 1994 It outlines how governments lose control of their countries' economic development as companies seeking profits fail to re-invest in communities.
Recolonization or Liberation The Bonds of Structural Adjustment and Struggles for Emancipation Resource Type: Book Published: 1990 According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, structural adjustment is the goal of the economic and social programs which they impose upon indebted Third World governments. This booklet examines Structural Adjustment Programs from the perspective of those who are made to bear the burden of 'adjustment' in countries around the world. It shows how not only nations of the Third World, but also Canada and Eastern Europe, are being subjected to structural adjustment.