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Lecture 5: International Migration
(May 1, 2002) Migration is a topic of clear relevance for contemporary policy debates, at least for the US. Continue reading
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National Defence – recruitment and retention of military personnel
(April 1, 2002) Despite efforts, the Canadian Forces’ current push to recruit has not attracted enough new regular force members to meet its target of 7,000 new recruits per year Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture (Urban)
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Spy in the car will charge drivers for jams
(February 24, 2002) Every motorist in Britain will be monitored by satellite and charged for using busy routes under plans being presented by the government’s transport commissioner this week. Under the proposals cars would be fitted with a global positioning device and drivers billed for sitting in traffic jams. Continue reading
Posted in Toll roads, Transportation
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Current government responses, and their inadequacies
(February 23, 2002) I’ll talk on three issues: how the housing problem got here; government programs to serve the homeless; government programs to resolve the problems. Then will make a few concluding remarks. Continue reading
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Spaces of the dead in modernity
(December 20, 2001) Cultural Studies Program, George Mason University – “There is little to be said about death, what we do with the dead is less shrouded in silence. We know that unlike the poor, the dead are not always with us.” Continue reading
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Urban Renaissance Institute 