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 ...

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The BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) is implementing a five year research program to map social economy organizations in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. The program has the following objectives: • ...

A copy of the BALTA Survey for people to review before completing the online survey available at www.socialeconomy-bcalberta.ca Click on the "Open" hotlink below.

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 ...

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 ...

BALTA’s aims, as reflected in the SSHRC proposal, include researching innovative practices that are achieving demonstrable results elsewhere and exploring whether such innovations can be adapted to achieve significant ...

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 ...

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This research report documents a case study of the recent history of successful innovation and development in the co-operative sector in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been unparalleled in other parts of ...