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The Irish Construction Cycle 1971-2021
Policies and Escape Routes
Price: $30.00
ISBN: 9781913934316
Pub Date: 2024-06-30
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Wordwell Books
288 Pages
Ireland has the most cyclical construction sector in Europe, equaled only by Spain. Except for an interlude of normality in the early 1990s, it has been dominated for half a century by booms, busts, slow and painful recoveries, housing shortages and surpluses, and soaring and crashing prices.
Who Really Owns Ireland
How we became tenants in our own land - and what we can do about it
Price: $27.95
ISBN: 9780717196012
Pub Date: 2023-12-21
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Gill Books
320 Pages
Leading journalist Matt Cooper examines the key players behind the scenes of Irish property ownership - who really controls the valuable land where we live, work and play and how did they acquire it?...
Pandemonium
Power, Politics and Ireland’s Pandemic
Price: $23.50
ISBN: 9780717193981
Pub Date: 2022-06-20
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Gill Books
320 Pages
The inside story of Ireland’s pandemic: every decision, every player, every text, every leak.
Land Matters
South Africa’s Failed Land Reforms and the Road Ahead
Price: $18.00
ISBN: 9781776095964
Pub Date: 2021-06-04
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Penguin Random House South Africa
272 Pages
A thoughtful and provocative analysis of why land reform has been such a failure in South Africa and the role that expropriation without compensation might play.
Smart Cities in Canada: Digital Dreams, Corporate Designs
Independent Experts Analyze Often-Controversial Schemes from Nunavut to Montreal to Toronto's Failed Sidewalk Labs Waterfront Scheme
Price: $22.95
ISBN: 9781459415447
Pub Date: 2020-10-13
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Lorimer
200 Pages
Experts from across the country investigate the "smart city" trend in urban planning as it is showing up in different Canadian municipalities.
Oil's Deep State
How the petroleum industry undermines democracy and stops action on global warming - in Alberta, and in Ottawa
Price: $22.95
ISBN: 9781459413078
Pub Date: 2020-09-14
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Lorimer
256 Pages
Why doesn't the government act on climate change? An Alberta insider's perspective.
Clearing The Air
The Battle Over The Smoking Ban
Price: $18.95
ISBN: 9780954533564
Pub Date: 2014-06-10
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Liberties Press
Clearing the Air is a thought-provoking and expansive study of the smoking ban, presenting a behind-the-scenes account of how the ban was implemented amid a climate of warring interests and a wary general...
Who Pays the Ferryman?
The Great Scottish Ferries Swindle
Price: $14.95
ISBN: 9781780271224
Pub Date: 2013-11-12
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Birlinn
160 Pages
An informative and critical analysis of the failures of Scotland's ferry services. Drawing on the rich maritime history of Scotland, it contrasts the achievements of the past with the failures of the present. Pedersen tackles many of the more sensitive issues surrounding ferries in Scotland.
The Irish Construction Cycle 1971-2021
Policies and Escape Routes
Price: $30.00
ISBN: 9781913934316
Pub Date: 2024-06-30
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Wordwell Books
288 Pages
Who Really Owns Ireland
How we became tenants in our own land - and what we can do about it
Price: $27.95
ISBN: 9780717196012
Pub Date: 2023-12-21
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Gill Books
320 Pages
Pandemonium
Power, Politics and Ireland’s Pandemic
Price: $23.50
ISBN: 9780717193981
Pub Date: 2022-06-20
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Gill Books
320 Pages
Land Matters
South Africa’s Failed Land Reforms and the Road Ahead
Price: $18.00
ISBN: 9781776095964
Pub Date: 2021-06-04
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Penguin Random House South Africa
272 Pages
Smart Cities in Canada: Digital Dreams, Corporate Designs
Independent Experts Analyze Often-Controversial Schemes from Nunavut to Montreal to Toronto's Failed Sidewalk Labs Waterfront Scheme
Price: $22.95
ISBN: 9781459415447
Pub Date: 2020-10-13
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Lorimer
200 Pages
Oil's Deep State
How the petroleum industry undermines democracy and stops action on global warming - in Alberta, and in Ottawa
Price: $22.95
ISBN: 9781459413078
Pub Date: 2020-09-14
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Lorimer
256 Pages
Clearing The Air
The Battle Over The Smoking Ban
Price: $18.95
ISBN: 9780954533564
Pub Date: 2014-06-10
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Liberties Press
Who Pays the Ferryman?
The Great Scottish Ferries Swindle
Price: $14.95
ISBN: 9781780271224
Pub Date: 2013-11-12
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Birlinn
160 Pages