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Co-op Survival Rates in Alberta
(2011-11-04)This is the final report of the Alberta component of research that was conducted by the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA), the Alberta Community and Co-operative Association (ACCA) and the British Columbia ... -
Co-op Survival Rates in British Columbia
(British Columbia Co-operative Association, 2011-06)This is the final report of the British Columbia component of research that was conducted by the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA), the Alberta Community and Co-operative Association (ACCA) and the British ... -
Co-ops, the social economy, and CED in Quebec
(Making Waves, 2001)Understanding the relationship between CED and the co-operative movement in Quebec -
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 ... -
Community Economic Development Opportunities in Alberta
(2016-06-25)The Canadian Community Economic Development Network (CCEDNet) and Momentum, a Calgary, Alberta based community economic development (CED) organization, have issued this brief in Alberta. The brief is directed to the Alberta ... -
Community Economic Development, Community Development Finance: Introducing the Terms Exploring the Relationship
(2007-09-18)How the two terms community economic development and community development finance are defined is crucial to the construction of any development system, whether it be geographic or functional in scope. What the terms are ... -
Community Finance and Investment Options: Local Capital Investment and Finance Options for Rural Alberta Communities
(Athabasca University, 2012)This report is part of a project on Sustainability Options for Resource Based Rural Communities. The profound socio-economic shift occurring because of global economic restructuring has created a financing gap in many ... -
Community Finance Options: Sustainability Options for Resource Based Rural Communities
(Athabasca University, 2012)This summary report is part of a project on Sustainability Options for Resource Based Rural Communities. The profound socio-economic shift occurring because of global economic restructuring has created a financing gap in ... -
Community Land Trusts
(2008-11-12)This presentation was given at a workshop in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, co-sponsored by the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) and the Edmonton Community Foundation. It provided an introduction to land ... -
Community Organizing & Economic Democracy in New England
(Making Waves, 1991)Citizens' action organizations in the Naugatuck and Merrimack valleys in rural and small town Connecticut have been integrating strategies of social and economic development to restore a region seriously threatened by the ... -
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 ... -
The Community Resilience Manual--A New Resource Will Link Rural Revitalization To CED Best Practice
(Making Waves, 1999)All our small towns aren't reeling from current economic developments; some have prospered, responding to crisis with creativity, unity, and a determination to control their own destiny. What have they got that others ... -
Community-Based Recycling put on Hold: Cambridge’s failed bid to replicate the ERS
(Making Waves, 1995)Inspired by the success of the Edmonton Recycling Society,(Guenter, 1995) an innovative CED organization in Southern Ontario mobilized to compete for a major recycling contract in the Waterloo region. However, procurement ... -
Community-controlled economic development as a strategic vision for the sustainable agriculture movement
(Making Waves, 2000)If industrial agriculture is ever to be dislodged, its opponents must achieve a strategic vision that encompasses a vast range of issues. Labour practices, pesticide reduction, farmland protection, nutrition, and consumer ... -
Concepts and Context
(2007-03-04)This first section of the book introduces key concepts, assumptions and ways of understanding the context within which CED and the social economy have evolved. While making no claim this modest beginning represents some ... -
Conducting Research on the Internet:: Online Survey Design, Development and Implementation Guidelines
(2007-11-05)Using the Internet to conduct quantitative research presents challenges not found in conventional research. Some of our knowledge concerning the effective design and use of paper-based surveys does translate into electronic ... -
Conservation Land Trusts in Alberta
(2009-11-25)This presentation to the 2009 symposium of the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) reports on the results of BALTA related research into land trusts, specifically an examination of conservation land trusts ... -
Constructing a Sustainable Future: Exploring the Strategic Relevance of Social and Solidarity Economy Frameworks
(2007-08)This working paper explores recent economic trends and thinking and the resulting conceptualizations of social and solidarity economy. The project focused on examining the definition of social economy being used by BALTA ... -
Coop Housing Futures: A Spatial Design Research Approach: Research Project Overview
(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 action research project (A7) linked to a spatial design research approach working with a ... -
Crafting Sustainable Development: A Case Study Of Maine's Coastal Enterprises, Inc.
(Making waves, 1999)What do community economic development practitioners have to learn from environmentalists? What does environmentalism stand to gain from CED? By implementing a multi-dimensional concept of sustainability, Coastal Enterprises, ...