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This report is the result of a survey of 340 community economic development (CED) organizations undertaken by the Canadian Community Economic Development Network (CCEDNet). It represents a significant step in…
The Center for Urban Affairs, now renamed the Institute for Policy Research, was founded in 1968. This paper recounts the beginnings of the Institute’s Community Studies Program, highlighting its unusual,…
Community economic development organizations (CDEC-Corporations de developpement économique communautaire) have been active in working class and low-income neighborhoods in Montreal since mid 1980s. They have created structures based on partnerships…
Excerpt from the Introduction: In Quebec, where the social economy has achieved a great deal of visibility in recent years, there are several reasons why this is interesting for researchers….
What Makes it Rural? is a process to help organizations articulate rural ‘assets’ and rural ‘wants’ and ‘make their case’ to decision-makers. 1. WHEN to use this process When you…
This report summarizes the current support of each provincial and territorial government in Canada for community economic development (CED) activities. It is intended for use by CED practitioners in the…
This book is both important and timely. Written by practitioners who are also academics, the book combines solid research, observation and practical experience that speak forcefully to the need for…
This document arose out of a desire on the part of practitioners of community economic development in Toronto to explain what CED is and to identify what is needed to…
The Mercado Central in Minneapolis, Minnesota — a retail business cooperative and incubator — is the result of the creativity and hard work of members of a Latino immigrant community…
Executive Summary This paper presents the Canadian CED Network’s (CCEDNet) policy proposal for using tax credits and other mechanisms to increase the amount of financial capital available for CED in…
This collection of thirteen case studies provides short anecdotes about 13 geographically diverse examples of Community Economic Development in Canada. Download the PDF
The book begins with the author’s reflection on several of his experiences in community organizing practice over the past 30 years as an introduction to his basic themes. The second…
