Ideas

The following further reading/links may be helpful for folks who want to understand the case for the policy vision statements which CV21 has put forward.

1. The People’s Verdict - Adding Informed Citizen Voices to Public Decision-Making, Claudia Chwalisz, 2017

2. The Case for Community Wealth Building, Joe Guinan and Martin O’Neill, 2020.

3. The Financialization of GDP - Implications for Economic Theory and Policy, Jacob Assa, 2017.

4. The Age of Increasing Inequality - The Astonishing Rise of Canada’s 1%, Lars Osberg, 2018.

5. Unjust Transition - The Future for Fossil Fuel Workers, Eaton, Stevens & Tucker (eds), 2024.

6. Universal Basic Income, Karl Wilderquist, 2024.

7. Home Truths - Fixing Canada’s Housing Crisis, Carolyn Whitzman, 2024.

8. The Social Costs of Business Enterprise, K.W. Kapp, 1978.

9. Free Gifts Capitalism and the Politics of Nature, Alyssa Battistoni, 2025.

10. Humanitarian Ecological Economics and Accounting, Jacques Richard and Alexandre Rambaud, 2022.

11. Standoff - Why Reconciliation Fails Indigenous People and How to Fix it, Bruce McIvor, 2021.

12. 21 Things You May Not Know About The Indian Act - Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a Reality, Bob Joseph, 2018.

13. The Challenge of Improving Canadian Air Quality in Policy Options, John Roberts and Christopher Jones, 2003.