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Exploring Housing-Induced Poverty among Middle-Income Canadian Households
(2007-11-01)
This report began by exploring the concept of working poverty. It was determined at the
outset that while much work had been done on the traditional working poor – that is those
low earning “working households” – little ...
The Evolution of Urban Canada: An Analysis of Approaches and Interpretations
This report attempts to analyze the main trends and the most significant work in the field of urban historiography and it is organized around four key themes. The report is, in part, a historiographical essay. But it is, ...
Strong government, weak government : classifying municipal structural change
(Institute of Urban Studies, 1986)
How Well Are Poor People Served by Canadian Banks? Testing Consumer Treatment Using Mystery Shopping
(2012-02-14)
This study reports on results from a mystery shopping method that was designed to see how lowincome
people were treated by banks in a simple shopping event. Banks that were shopped
include mainstream and fringe banks. ...
The impact of distribution activities on the Canadian urban system
(Institute of Urban Studies, 1986)
Coping Strategies and Street Life: The Ethnography of Winnipeg's Skid Row
(Institute of Urban Studies, 1985-01-01)
This paper provides an overview of life on Skid Row in Winnipeg. The focus is on social and economic phenomena, and, to a lesser degree, the rules of behaviour that are specific to Skid Row subculture.
The Geography of Income Within Manitoba's Capital Region
The City of Winnipeg and 15 surrounding urban and rural municipalities form the Capital Region of Manitoba (see Figure 1). Between 1996 and 2001, these surrounding municipalities captured a large majority of the region’s ...
Human settlements development : the third world's impact on Canada
(Institute of Urban Studies, 1986)
A matter of political responsibility : real property assessment in Winnipeg
(The Institute of Urban Studies, 1984)
Housing in Manitoba : seminar summary
(Institute of Urban Studies, 1986)