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Commissioned by the British Columbia division of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, this study analyzes the market share and economic impact of the province’s independent retailers and restaurants. It…
In this paper, the authors evaluate the prospects of small business-driven job creation by assessing the link between small business and population health, an alternative measure of economic development. They…
In this paper the authors test the hypothesis that local economic concentration is associated with decreased levels of civic participation. They define economic concentration as a social context in which…
It is generally accepted by economic development professionals and municipal officials that new real estate development will not only enhance the economic base of the community, but that it will…
Over 64 municipal and regional governments across Canada are using a food systems approach to improve health, generate economic development, address environmental sustainability, and engage communities. The report “Municipal Food…
This is a paper by Yvon Poirier, Chair of CCEDNet’s International Committee, on local development and the social economy in Québec that was published as part of an ebook on…
This knowledge synthesis is part of The Monieson Centre’s Knowledge Impact in Society (KIS) Project, a three‐year endeavour to connect academic knowledge with economic development needs in Eastern Ontario. The…
Over the past twenty five years exploration and development of northern Canadian mineral and petroleum resources has steadily grown. With predictions of continued growth in resource development, there is mounting…
This report focuses on socially creative strategies (SCS), mainly in reaction to exclusion dynamics (ED) in the “labour market, employment strategies and social economy” existential field. This existential field is…
In 2004, the community movement in Quebec finds itself at a crossroads. The new Liberal government (which won the April 2003 election under Jean Charest) wants to break with the…
Financial cooperatives have fared better than the investor-owned banks in times of crisis. Savings and credit cooperatives, cooperative banks and credit unions have grown, kept credit flowing especially to small…