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Autore |
Carmichael Isla |
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Titolo |
Pension power : unions, pension funds, and social investment in Canada / / Isla Carmichael |
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Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2005 |
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©2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-02275-X |
9786612022753 |
1-4426-7834-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (241 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Pension trusts - Investments - Canada |
Deferred compensation - Canada |
Labor unions - Canada |
Capital investments - Canada |
Investments - Moral and ethical aspects |
Electronic books. |
Kanada |
Canada |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The 'Prudent Man' Rule and Maximum Rate of Return -- The Expansion of Capital Markets -- Shareholder Activism -- Unions, Social Investment, and Corporate Accountability -- Value, Capital Accumulation, and Radical Accounting -- Venture Capital, Economically Targeted Investment, and Economic Development -- Carpenters and Concert: Social Accounting Models -- Collingwood and Concert: Union and Community -- Two Models for Union Control of Pension Funds -- Education and Research -- Future Research. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"In Pension Power, Isla Carmichael argues that unions could - and should - have a new role to play in the economy by gaining control over their members' pension funds. She demonstrates how the financial |
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