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Mapping the Social Economy in British Columbia and Alberta: Trends, Patterns, New Directions
(2009-05)
The BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) is collecting information on the scope and scale of the social economy in British Columbia and Alberta. As part of this research endeavor, the BALTA Mapping project ...
Farmers Markets as Social and Economic Drivers of Local Food Systems
(2009-11-24)
This presentation reported on the results to date of BALTA research projects B5 and B7 (second phase of research) which are exploring the current and potential role of farmers’ markets in British Columbia and Alberta, ...
The BALTA Golden Mussel Project
(2009-02-20)
This powerpoint presentation was presented at the 2008 symposium of the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) and reviews the results to date of BALTA's research in support of golden mussel aquaculture industry ...
SeikatsuConsumer Coop: Scaling up food system transformation?
(2009-11-26)
This presentation was given at the Co-operatives and Local Food Infrastructure conference hosted by Alberta Agriculture and Food on November 26, 2009. It presents research conducted by the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research ...
Definition and Measurement of the Social Economy: Continuous Construct or Dichotomous Variable?
(2009-11-24)
The BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) is collecting information on the scope and scale of the social economy in British Columbia and Alberta. This report to BALTA's 2009 symposium provides an update on ...
Building a Supportive Environment for Social Enterprise
(2009-11-24)
This presentation to the 2009 symposium of the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) reports on the results of a synthesis (Project C17) of various BALTA research projects examining their potential to contribute ...
C7 Project Follow Up (Part 1) and Social Co-ops & Social Care
(2009-11-24)
This presentation to the 2009 symposium of the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) reports on the results of two BALTA research projects (C7 and A2) exploring how to strengthen co-operative development ...
Establishing a Co-op Development System in BC & Alberta
(2009-11-24)
This presentation to the 2009 symposium of the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) reports on the results of two BALTA research projects (C2 and C7) examining the existing co-operative development system ...
The Social Economy in BC and Alberta: Strengthening the Foundations for Growth
(2009-03-14)
The BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) is a coalition of community based and academic institutions formed to conduct research on the social economy and community economic development in Alberta and British ...
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 ...