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Can land be managed as a ‘21st century commons’ that delivers mutual benefits to landowners and communities? As public finances continue to tighten, local authorities, public agencies and other landowners…
The economy has stalled and so has the war on climate change. But dozens of cities are creating jobs and cleaner energy using their own power. This report details eight…
A research-based economic development resource for leaders building strong rural communities. Rural communities in Canada are facing a new reality where traditional economic bases such as agriculture, forestry, and manufacturing…
This study takes advantage of many years of direct action research, based in consulting and working with people across Ontario and Canada and focused generally at looking at the experience…
Social enterprises have emerged as viable business models that create a blended return on investment as a result of the multiple economic, social, and environmental benefits they bring to local…
The socio-political and economic conditions in North America have been undergoing a considerable shift over the last several decades. The end of the post-WWII golden age heralded the gradual erosion…
Seeking to address the investment financing challenge that co-operatives face, this research explores the potential for building on existing legislation in Manitoba to create a province-wide Community Development Investment Fund…
Babita Bhatt and Tessa Hebb have developed a new Social Metrics Primer to measure social value. The primer guides readers through the process of measuring social outputs and valuing social…
These reviews built on trends toward the contracting out of community services that began in earnest in BC in the 1980s. Faced with pressure to do more with less, governments…
About the Report: There have been a number of writers who have accurately identified the fundamental flaws within the current hegemonic financial and ownership system that support, and drive, unsustainable…
This paper from Living Cities analyzes the structures and behaviors of effective cross-sector partnerships to provide a framework for how to best achieve measurable impact. Author Alison Gold examines four…
The richest 400 Americans now own more wealth than the bottom 180 million taken together. The political system is in deadlock. Social and economic pain continue to grow. Environmental devastation…
