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This case study focuses on and analyses the formation of four co-operatives in the Evangeline region, a small Acadian community in the southwest part of Prince Edward Island.

Defined by the authors as an 'integrated community-controlled economy,' the Evangeline community demonstrates the potential that a network of interrelated co-operatives has for community economic development. More specifically, the authors discuss why some co-operatives succeed while others fail, and propose a model that outlines the element necessary for any comprehensive community economic-development process.

Wilkinson and Quarter look at the Evangeline experiment in the context of two seemingly contradictory trends today: globalization and decentralization. They argue that the initiatives undertaken by the Evangeline community fit within the trend toward decentralization and community control. The citizens of the Evangeline region have formed a community-controlled economy, refusing to accept the conventional wisdom that a small community is not viable in a modern economy. The authors suggest that the Evangeline experiment shows that communities which are being marginalized in the modern world can take matters into their own hands and succeed where externally driven development has failed. ... Read more

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At the height of the oil crisis of the 1970s, Canada's smallest province made a bold attempt to counter escalating energy costs. In 1975, facing the highest oil prices in the country, the government of Alex B. Campbell created the Institute of Man and Resources. With a mandate to research, develop, and demonstrate systems for alternative energy and resource self-sufficiency, the IMR turned Prince Edward Island into a veritable laboratory for renewable energy. Most often associated with the Ark "bioshelter" experiment in sustainable living, the Institute of Man and Resources attracted an eclectic mix of engineers and scientists, back-to-the-landers, and concerned citizens. It garnered considerable attention internationally as well as here in Canada, yet within a decade the Institute was gone. Why did the IMR collapse? And how did it stimulate so much excitement in the first place? This timely history chronicles one of Canada's most promising environmental initiatives, contributing at the same time to the broader debate over global warming and the repercussions of fossil-fuel use. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Revue parlementaire canadienne, published by Thomson Gale on March 22, 2006. The length of the article is 5401 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Le plebiscite de l'Ile-du-Prince-Edouard sur la reforme electorale.(l'Île-du-Prince-Edouard a rejeté une proposition visant à adopter la représentation proportionnelle mixte)
Author: Jeannie Lea
Publication: Revue parlementaire canadienne (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 22, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 29Issue: 1Page: 4(5)

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This digital document is an article from Revue parlementaire canadienne, published by Canadian Parliamentary Review on March 22, 2003. The length of the article is 1444 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Rapports legislatifs: Ile-du-Prince-Edouard.
Author: Marian Johnson
Publication: Revue parlementaire canadienne (Refereed)
Date: March 22, 2003
Publisher: Canadian Parliamentary Review
Volume: 26Issue: 1Page: 54-5

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This digital document is an article from Revue parlementaire canadienne, published by Canadian Parliamentary Association on June 22, 2003. The length of the article is 3772 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Le droit des comites parlementaires provinciaux de citer des fonctionnaires federaux : Canada c. Ile-du-Prince-Edouard.
Author: Gary Levy
Publication: Revue parlementaire canadienne (Refereed)
Date: June 22, 2003
Publisher: Canadian Parliamentary Association
Volume: 26Issue: 2Page: 38(4)

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This digital document is an article from Revue parlementaire canadienne, published by Canadian Parliamentary Review on June 22, 2000. The length of the article is 3022 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Introduction a la vie politique de l'Ile-du-Prince-Edouard.
Author: Doug Boylan
Publication: Revue parlementaire canadienne (Refereed)
Date: June 22, 2000
Publisher: Canadian Parliamentary Review
Volume: 23Issue: 2Page: 2-5

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This digital document is an article from Revue parlementaire canadienne, published by Thomson Gale on September 22, 2006. The length of the article is 1579 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Point de vue de l'Ile-du-Prince-Edouard sur les femmes en politique.
Author: Olive Crane
Publication: Revue parlementaire canadienne (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 22, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 29Issue: 3Page: 12(2)

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This digital document is an article from Revue parlementaire canadienne, published by Canadian Parliamentary Review on March 22, 2001. The length of the article is 533 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Rapports legislatifs: Ile-du-Prince-Edouard.
Author: Jill Walsh
Publication: Revue parlementaire canadienne (Refereed)
Date: March 22, 2001
Publisher: Canadian Parliamentary Review
Volume: 24Issue: 1Page: 43-4

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