http://www.cardus.ca/contributors/jbrink en Copyright 2012 Cardus Thu, 24 May 2012 10:56:06 -0400 Cardus Thu, 24 May 2012 10:56:06 -0400 http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2860/ "The really interesting debate is not between libertarians and social democrats," argue Ray Pennings and James Brink from this 2004 Comment piece. "The real problem is that of forging a true political... Mon, 08 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 "The really interesting debate is not between libertarians and social democrats," argue Ray Pennings and James Brink from this 2004 Comment piece. "The real problem is that of forging a true political... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/14/ No one will admire us for not padding our dockets, or hold parades because we held to the spirit, and not just the letter, of convoluted tax or securities provisions.... Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 No one will admire us for not padding our dockets, or hold parades because we held to the spirit, and not just the letter, of convoluted tax or securities provisions.... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/13/ Last summer, Comment magazine publishing partner Steven Garber wrote a powerful introduction to a new idea: Making peace wit... Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Last summer, Comment magazine publishing partner Steven Garber wrote a powerful introduction to a new idea: Making peace wit... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/274/ James Brink argues for a thicker account of institutions, and against a soft tyranny in the ?institutional creep? of the ?neoclassical? understanding of markets in society.... Fri, 23 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0400 James Brink argues for a thicker account of institutions, and against a soft tyranny in the ?institutional creep? of the ?neoclassical? understanding of markets in society.... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/254/ My argument is that, in order to accomplish a reformation, in order to change the world, we need to build institutions. A thorough-going reformation takes time. Perhaps it takes a long time. It took a... Fri, 10 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0400 My argument is that, in order to accomplish a reformation, in order to change the world, we need to build institutions. A thorough-going reformation takes time. Perhaps it takes a long time. It took a... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/231/ Are we ready for new models of organized labour, such as guilds? Well, define ready. Current social attitudes and regulatory frameworks for the organization of work will freeze new ideas out if they ... Sun, 01 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400 Are we ready for new models of organized labour, such as guilds? Well, define ready. Current social attitudes and regulatory frameworks for the organization of work will freeze new ideas out if they ... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/213/ The new economy is not a friendlier economy. Revamped hiring practices make it easier to discharge workers as companies focus on their core workforce to the exclusion of the periphery. If you're in, g... Thu, 01 Apr 2004 00:00:00 -0500 The new economy is not a friendlier economy. Revamped hiring practices make it easier to discharge workers as companies focus on their core workforce to the exclusion of the periphery. If you're in, g... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/202/ I stepped back from the board so that they all could see as I contrasted the rights-model with the alternative model I was outlining. . . . We participate in a vast array of social structures: familie... Mon, 01 Mar 2004 00:00:00 -0500 I stepped back from the board so that they all could see as I contrasted the rights-model with the alternative model I was outlining. . . . We participate in a vast array of social structures: familie... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/198/ The company man is a classic figure of the employer/employee model. We know the type: he—it's usually a man—started sweeping the shop-floor as a youth of 17 and stayed in the same town wit... Thu, 01 Jan 2004 01:00:00 -0500 The company man is a classic figure of the employer/employee model. We know the type: he—it's usually a man—started sweeping the shop-floor as a youth of 17 and stayed in the same town wit...