Scaling up : : the convergence of sustainability and the social economy / / editors, Mike Gismondi, Sean Connelly, Mary Beckie, Sean Markey, Mark Roseland.
"When citizens take collaborative action to meet the needs of their community, they are participating in the social economy. Co-operatives, community-based social services, local non-profit organizations, and charitable foundations are all examples of social economies that emphasize mutual bene...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Edmonton [Alberta] : : AU Press,, [2016]. ©2016 |
| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (314 pages) :; illustrations |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Tables and Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction. Social Economics and Sustainability
- 1 Towards Convergence: An Exploratory Framework
- 2 The Green Social Economy in British Columbia and Alberta
- 3 The Role of the Social Economy in Scaling Up Alternative Food Initiatives
- 4 Human Services and the Caring Society
- 5 Towards Sustainable Resource Management: Community Energy and Forestry in British Columbia and Alberta
- 6 Evolving Conceptions of the Social Economy: The Arts, Culture, and Tourism in Alert Bay
- 7 Non-Profit and Co-operative Organizations and the Provision of Social Housing
- 8 Land Tenure Innovations for Sustainable Communities
- 9 Sustaining Social Democracy Through Heritage-Building Conservation
- 10 Strong Institutions, Weak Strategies: Credit Unions and the Rural Social Economy
- Conclusion. “Social Economizing” Sustainability
- List of Contributors