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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 ...
Research Decisions in Mapping the Social Economy in Alberta and British Columbia
(2009-02-13)
This paper outlines the mapping research design process undertaken by the BALTA Mapping Team for the initial stages of the BALTA (BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance)Social Economy Mapping Project (Phase 1). The ...
Supporting Innovative Co-operative Development: The Case of the Nova Scotia Co-operative Development System
(2007-09-18)
In recent years, social science research has increasingly acknowledged the role of the social economy in
building sustainable communities, and, around the world, co-operatives are recognized as major actors in
the social ...
Research activity summary and final report for Project B2
(2009-01-05)
The following is a research activity summary and final report for Project B2 – Sustainability and the Social Economy – completed June 30th, 2008. The overall project timeline is May 2007 – April 2009. This report covers ...
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 ...
BALTA Newsletter - Winter 2010
(BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA), 2010-01)
This is the newsletter of the of the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA). It contains news about BALTA and social economy developments in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada.
Sustainability, the Social Economy, and the Eco-Social Crisis: Traveling Concepts and Bridging Fields
(2009-11-24)
This presentation to the 2009 symposium of the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) reports on the results of a BALTA research project (B2) examining the potential synergy between the sustainability and ...
Sustainable Infrastructure for the Social Economy: Cluster-Based Social Enterprise Models
(2008-11-13)
This presentation was given at the 2008 symposium of the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA). IT provided an introduction to new research being undertaken as BALTA research project D4. Many non-profits ...
Collaboration, Innovation & Organizational Learning: An Exploration of Non-profit Clusters and Shared Spaces
(2009-11-25)
This presentation to the 2009 symposium of the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) reports on the results of a BALTA research project (D4) that explored the benefits of social enterprise and non-profit ...
BALTA Social Economy Course Development Project
(2009-11-25)
This report to the 2009 symposium of the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) reports on an initiative to explore interest and support for a BALTA linked project to develop a university level course on the ...