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Book Launch! Social Service Private Gain: The Political Economy of Social Impact Bonds
November 1, 2021 | Events, Featured
Join Jesse Hajer for the launch of Social Service Private Gain: The Political Economy of Social Impact Bonds (University of Toronto Press), co-written with John Loxley. The contributions of Dr. Loxley will be celebrated this evening. The launch will be hosted by Shauna MacKinnon live in the … Read more
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Hard Infrastructure, Hard Times: Workers Perspectives on Privatization and Contracting out of Manitoba Infrastructure
September 3, 2021
For several years, the Manitoba government led by the Progressive Conservatives has been pushing hard to reduce the number of government workers, while transferring work and contracts to the private … Read more
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Putting Home at the Heart of Refugee Resettlement
July 8, 2021
The culmination of a 5-year study based on interviews with recently arrived former refugees finds that securing good housing is a key part of successful settlement. However, a tight rental … Read more