FOLLOW US
Although not exhaustive, this literature review provides a picture of current international discourse on the public policy significance of the Social Economy (SE). Key findings suggest that the SE is…
The second paper builds on this literature review by focusing on the public policy instruments used to support the Social Economy in different jurisdictions. Specific policy instruments are identified that…
Communities in both the US and the UK have tried to come to grips with the problem of local economic development growth; at times the solutions have been surprisingly similar,…
LISC’s Building Sustainable Communities approach to comprehensive community development is now underway in 63 distressed neighborhoods nationwide. Based on groundbreaking work in the South Bronx and, subsequently, in Chicago, Building…
Traditional economic development and regeneration programmes have often failed to make any sustained impact on the problems of economic decline and social exclusion experienced in communities across the UK, including…
‘Learning by Doing: Community-led Change in Aotearoa NZ’ draws on three years of experience from around the country and provides tools, resources, stories and learnings to help support and grow…
There is a global movement of people at the grassroots who are innovating new approaches to wealth creation and distribution. They recognise that the current dominant models are not only…
The Show Must Go On is an overview of how civic buildings can be successfully owned and run by community organisations. Theatres, performance, event and exhibition venues and town halls are…
This is an unusual, innovative booklet that brings together four different cultural approaches to a Responsible, Plural, Solidarity Economy (RPSE). The essays span four continents and summarize diverse realities within…
How can local communities respond to pressing issues like restructuring, unemployment, the loss of social services, social isolation and dislocation? What avenues are open for people who have been marginalised…
Drawing inspiration from the Council of Europe Strategy for Social Cohesion, this volume analyses from different angles the new forms of economic solidarity and responsibility which European citizens are setting…
To better respond to a new set of concerns of the population and promote sustainable development, governments today actively seek a broad partnership with civil society and the private sector….
