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Westlock Grain Terminals : A Case Study
(Alberta Community & Co-operative Association (ACCA), 2009)
This is a case study of Westlock Grain Terminals, a very successful new generation co-operative located in Westlock, Alberta. In 2002, when the community found out that their grain terminal was going to be sold, they ...
Supporting Innovative Co-operative Development: The Case of the Nova Scotia Co-operative Development System
(BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA), 2007)
This research paper was presented to the 2007 Canadian Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. It discusses a case study of the recent history of successful innovation and development in the co-operative sector ...
BALTA Bits & Bites - November-December 2007
(BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA), 2007-12-31)
This is the bi-monthly newsletter of the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA). It contains news about BALTA and social economy developments in Alberta and British Columbia.
Project C8 - Social Return on Investment (SROI) Analysis Framework
(2007-09-18)
This research project will develop a paper examining the current state of development in SROI (social return on investment) analysis with a view of developing a suitable framework that would help measure the financial/economic ...
Sustainable Infrastructure for the Social Economy: Cluster-based Social Enterprise Models
(2009-04-06)
The social economy is a mosaic of organizations, from credit unions and co-operatives to social enterprises and non-profit organizations. Many non-profit organizations and social enterprises work on shoestring budgets and ...
Power Point Presentation for Congress 2008. Sustainability, the Social economy, and the Eco-Social Crisis
(2009-01-05)
Slide Show of paper
Den stora omställningen: en seglats genom en turbulent tids sociala, ekonomiska och ekologiska förändringar
(BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA), 2009-10)
Swedish translation of an original paper in English. Trans-disciplinary thinking by evolutionary, social, and ecological economists from the mid-1970s pointed to a new paradigm from which working models are emerging. This ...
The Great Transition: Navigating Social, Economic, Ecological Change in Turbulent Times
(BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA), 2009-10)
Trans-disciplinary thinking by evolutionary, social, and ecological economists from the mid-1970s pointed to a new paradigm from which working models are emerging. This paper illustrates their relevance to a context where ...
Community reinvestment and the challenges of scaling up the social economy
(2007-10)
This presentation to the 2007 CIRIEC International Research Conference provided an overview of results from initial literature reviews conducted on behalf of the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA). The ...
Building Capital, Building Community: A Comparative analysis of access to capital for social enterprises and nonprofits in Ontario and Quebec
(2009-11-25)
This presentation to the 2009 symposium of the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) reports on comparative research looking at the policy and financial environment for social enterprises and non-profits ...