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Selling Health in a Bottle: How Consumers are being Ripped Off
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READ: Logarithm Definition, Properties and Examples
(2007-03-27)This is a document explaining the definition of logarithm to different bases and the properties of the logarithm function. Numerous examples of evaluating logarithms are included. -
LISTEN: Logarithm Definition and Examples
(2007-03-27)This is a narrative document on the definition of logarithm which includes examples of finding logarithms to different bases. -
LEARN: Logarithm Exercises
(2007-03-27)This is an interactive document consisting of exercises in evaluating logarithms to different bases. -
Project A2-2007 Co-operative Models of Social Care
(2007-04-10)The project will examine the specific role played by co-operatives in the design and delivery of social care. In recent years, there has been a major shift both in public policy and in public expectations concerning the ... -
Project A1-2007 Innovative Use of Housing Co-operative Assets
(2007-04-10)The “Innovative Use of Housing Co-operative Assets” project consists of an examination of the use of mortgage free housing co-op assets to leverage funding or financing for further co-op housing and for other social economy ... -
Project B1 - Understanding the role of the social economy in advancing rural revitalization and development.
(2007-04-10)This project will build upon the broad literature review currently being conducted for SERC II, and will focus on the role that social enterprises in specific resource sectors play in sustaining and revitalizing rural ... -
SERC 2 WorkPlan The Social Economy in Rural Revitalization and Development
(2007-04-10)To explore and understand the social economy in relation to natural resources and sustainable rural development in order to: • increase awareness; • identify and build capacity; • effect policy to scale up the social ... -
SERC 1 WorkPlan – 2007-2008 Fiscal Year
(2007-04-10)SERC 1’s mandate includes both housing and human/social services. The research priorities reflect a balance of both issues as well as several cross-cutting issues. The agreed research priorities are: 1. The role of community ... -
Project A4-2007 Role of Faith Based Organizations in the Social Economy
(2007-04-10)The goal of this project is to document the role faith-based organizations play in the social economy in Alberta and B.C., and to investigate ways in which this role can be strengthened and expanded in the future. This ... -
Project B2-2007 Sustainability and the Social Economy
(2007-04-11)This project will examine the theoretical and practical implications of socio-ecological questions for the social economy or solidarity economy. The initial proposal is three parallel avenues of research: 1) a critical ... -
Project C3 - Socio-Economic and Environmental Context, Profile and Trends for B.C. and Alberta
(2007-04-11)This project will provide a general socio-economic profile of both provinces using key economic, social, health and some environmental indicators for comparative analysis of well-being conditions in both provinces. As well, ... -
Project C4 - Preliminary Profile of the Size and Scope of the Social Economy in Alberta and British Columbia
(2007-04-11)The purpose of project is to identify, review and analyze existing data with the objective of developing a preliminary profile of the Social Economy within Alberta and British Columbia. The profile will be comprised of ... -
Project C5 - From Social Economy to Solidarity Economy: Changing Perspectives in a Volatile World (Phase One)
(2007-04-11)This project focuses on examining the definition of social economy being used by BALTA and critiquing its conceptual capacity to effectively guide policy and practice in a volatile and rapidly changing global context. ... -
Project C6 - From Social Economy to Solidarity Economy: Changing Perspectives in a Volatile World (Phase Two)
(2007-04-11)Phase one of this project contrasted the Pearse conceptual formulation of the social economy with an alternative formulation called the solidarity economy. This research will document two cases, one from Chicago and another ... -
Project C7 - Nova Scotia Co-operative Development System Case Study – Phase Two:
(2007-04-11)BALTA’s aims, as reflected in the SSHRC proposal, include researching innovative practices that are achieving demonstrable results elsewhere and exploring whether such innovations can be adapted to achieve significant ... -
Project C9-2007 - CED and Social Economy Policy Inventory in B.C. and Alberta (Phase One)
(2007-04-11)The work on policy outlined in this annex is conceived of as a first phase in an ongoing project that will extend beyond one year. In developing and implementing an inventory of federal and provincial legislation, policies, ... -
Project C 10 - Municipal Government Support of the Social Economy Sector
(2007-04-11)This research project will explore municipal government support of the social economy sector in a Canadian context, with an emphasis on BC, Alberta and the Prairies and Northern Ontario. This is a collaboration between ... -
Project C11 - Credit Unions as a Financing Source for the Social Economy
(2007-04-11)This project explores one aspect of development finance in the social economy—namely, the role of the credit union as it appears today in AB and BC. It seeks to describe and analyze a range of activities relevant to the ...