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Almost 300 hundred years ago, facing major poverty, exclusion and inequalities, men and women created a new way to meet their needs: co-operatives and mutuals (CM). The model, inspired by…
This literature review is the starting point for a significant piece of research that aims to find out the success factors, the barriers, and what is needed – to build a…
This paper is the latest version of a paper first written in 2010 Expressions such as the solidarity economy, the social economy or the social and solidarity economy have been…
The monograph explores some of the factors that have made CED successful in some parts of the region and how government was able to contribute to that success. The report…
Having made major gains in practice and having built local capacities through innovation, Community Economic Development practice now stands at a crossroads. In Building for Social Change, Eric Shragge, Michael…
The first installment of the Insiders’ Guides To Community Renewal, The Root of the Matter supplies a brief historical context to the separation of economic decision-making from social relations and environmental…
Accelerating Impact, a report prepared by E.T. Jackson and Associates and commissioned by The Rockefeller Foundation as part of a third-party evaluation of our Impact Investing initiative, provides one of…
This article is an empirical analysis of an individual’s decision to participate in community economic development (CED) initiatives in Canada. The objective of the analysis is to better understand how…
This case study was prepared for the International Forum on the Social and Solidarity Economy, held in Montréal, October 17-20, 2011. It reviews existing literature on the co-construction of public…
Green Meeting Guide 2009 Organised events that bring many people together can often be a valuable opportunity for awareness-raising, learning and creating a new culture of caring for natural, social…
The Pan-Canadian Community Development Learning Network is a two and a half year project of the Canadian Community Economic Development Network (CCEDNet) that seeks to promote learning about and examine…
Whereas the role of social enterprise in social service provision and work integration is rather well recognised, its role in local economic development, especially in restructuring local economies in disadvantaged…
