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The Social Economy Alternative Ways of Thinking about Capitalism and Welfare

ISBN: 9781848132825 | 1848132824
Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Zed Books
Pub. Date: 10/15/2009

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SummaryTable of ContentsAuthor Biography
From creches to environmental services, from consumer cooperatives to social housing, governments in many countries have begun to introduce legislation to support social enterprises. Taking case studies from Australasia, Europe, North America and Latin America, this book outlines the different ways that the social economy takes place according to locally specific factors. It argues that, against the low expectations of some critics in many countries the case evidence is plentiful that social enterprise work compares favorably with the best expe... MORE
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Figures, tables and boxesp. vii
Acknowledgementsp. ix
Conceptual dilemmas
Locating the social economyp. 3
Social economy: engaging as a third system?p. 22
International evidence
Building community economies in Massachusetts: an emerging model of economic development?p. 37
Working for social enterprises: does it make a difference?p. 66
Experimenting with economic possibilities: ethical economic decision-making in two Australian community enterprisesp. 92
Building community-based social enterprises in the Philippines: diverse development pathways: The Community Economies Collective and Katherine Gibsonp. 116
A path to the social economy in Argentina: worker takeovers of bankrupt companiesp. 139
Policy challenges
Organizing for the solidarity economy in south Brazilp. 159
The three pillars of the social economy: the Quebec experiencep. 176
Social economy and development in Polandp. 208
Supporting the social and solidarity economy in the European Unionp. 252
Notes on contributorsp. 253
Indexp. 258
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Ash Amin is Professor of Geography at the University of Durham.


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