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ESSA's Monthly Highlights: March
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ESSA's Monthly Highlights: March

Enlightenment Now – By Steven Pinker A book for optimists, or those who think that our future looks bleak and want to be convinced otherwise. The book is centred around a relatively simple idea: today we are living healthier, wealthier and more productive lives despite the seemingly endless news to the
Mar 15, 2021 2 min read
Fate of the public library
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Fate of the public library

Over the past decade or so, public libraries have fallen out of favour with many user demographics, myself included. Increased ownership of electronic goods, associated with significant technological breakthroughs during the 21st century, have somewhat diminished the value and relevance of the traditional library. Their traditional purpose as a place
Sep 7, 2016 4 min read
Is the Co-op Bookshop providing value for its members?
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Is the Co-op Bookshop providing value for its members?

Economics 101 is that a monopoly is fundamentally any enterprise with substantial ‘market power’ – that is, the capacity to set prices and cut back on quantity with little, if any, response from customers.  While most monopolies arise through natural monopoly conditions (for example, essential services including water and electricity distribution)
Mar 17, 2014 6 min read
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