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Project B2-2007 Sustainability and the Social Economy
(2007-04-11)This project will examine the theoretical and practical implications of socio-ecological questions for the social economy or solidarity economy. The initial proposal is three parallel avenues of research: 1) a critical ... -
Project C 10 - Municipal Government Support of the Social Economy Sector
(2007-04-11)This research project will explore municipal government support of the social economy sector in a Canadian context, with an emphasis on BC, Alberta and the Prairies and Northern Ontario. This is a collaboration between ... -
Project C11 - Credit Unions as a Financing Source for the Social Economy
(2007-04-11)This project explores one aspect of development finance in the social economy—namely, the role of the credit union as it appears today in AB and BC. It seeks to describe and analyze a range of activities relevant to the ... -
Project C3 - Socio-Economic and Environmental Context, Profile and Trends for B.C. and Alberta
(2007-04-11)This project will provide a general socio-economic profile of both provinces using key economic, social, health and some environmental indicators for comparative analysis of well-being conditions in both provinces. As well, ... -
Project C4 - Preliminary Profile of the Size and Scope of the Social Economy in Alberta and British Columbia
(2007-04-11)The purpose of project is to identify, review and analyze existing data with the objective of developing a preliminary profile of the Social Economy within Alberta and British Columbia. The profile will be comprised of ... -
Project C5 - From Social Economy to Solidarity Economy: Changing Perspectives in a Volatile World (Phase One)
(2007-04-11)This project focuses on examining the definition of social economy being used by BALTA and critiquing its conceptual capacity to effectively guide policy and practice in a volatile and rapidly changing global context. ... -
Project C6 - From Social Economy to Solidarity Economy: Changing Perspectives in a Volatile World (Phase Two)
(2007-04-11)Phase one of this project contrasted the Pearse conceptual formulation of the social economy with an alternative formulation called the solidarity economy. This research will document two cases, one from Chicago and another ... -
Project C7 - Nova Scotia Co-operative Development System Case Study – Phase Two:
(2007-04-11)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 ... -
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 ... -
Project C9-2007 - CED and Social Economy Policy Inventory in B.C. and Alberta (Phase One)
(2007-04-11)The work on policy outlined in this annex is conceived of as a first phase in an ongoing project that will extend beyond one year. In developing and implementing an inventory of federal and provincial legislation, policies, ... -
Project D-10 Overview: Advancing the Social Economy through Networks and Collaboration
(2009-11-25)This presentation to the 2009 symposium of the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) reports on BALTA Project D10, which explored the literature and a number of case studies to identify possible network models ... -
Prospects for Socializing the Green Economy: The Case of Renewable Energy
(2010-07-14)This is the project proposal for BALTA Project B6 - Prospects for Socializing the Green Economy: The Case of Renewable Energy. It examines the context for wind energy production and involvement by social economy organizations ... -
Public Institution or Public Nuisance? HRSDC, the community sector's increasingly dysfunctional "partner"
(Making Waves, 2004)Human Resources & Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) went off the deep end in the years following the so-called "Billion Dollar Boondoggle" back in 2000-01. In response to perceived public pressure, the Ministry introduced ... -
QUELQUES INITIATIVES AYANT PERMIS L’INSTITUTIONNALISATION DE L’ÉCONOMIE SOCIALE AU QUÉBEC : RÔLE CENTRAL DE LA SOCIÉTÉ CIVILE ET RÔLE ESSENTIEL DE L’ÉTAT - Deuxième partie
(2010-09-15)This report, prepared in late 2006, provided an updated summary, in French, of earlier research regarding Quebec government policies in support of the social economy sector. This is the second section of the report. -
QUELQUES INITIATIVES AYANT PERMIS L’INSTITUTIONNALISATION DE L’ÉCONOMIE SOCIALE AU QUÉBEC : RÔLE CENTRAL DE LA SOCIÉTÉ CIVILE ET RÔLE ESSENTIEL DE L’ÉTAT - Première partie
(2010-09-15)This report, prepared in late 2006, provided an updated summary of earlier research regarding Quebec government policies in support of the social economy sector. -
Reciprocity is Green: Sustainable Development and the Social Economy
(2009-11-24)This presentation to the 2009 symposium of the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) explores the potential for synergy between the sustainable development and social economy fields/movements. -
Regional Citizen Action: New England's InterValley Project advances the cutting edge of democratic economic development
(Making Waves, 1997)Six years later, Ken Galston reports on the advances made since his article “Community Organizing & Economic Democracy in New England” (1991). He reinforces the crucial role of stable, long term development capacity and ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Revelstoke Community Forest Corporation: A Community Venture Repatriates Benefits from Local Public Forests
(Making Waves, 1995)Economically prostrate in the mid 1980s, the town of Revelstoke, BC has demonstrated how a small community can regain a say in its economic future. The Revelstoke Community Forest Corporation (RCFC) is a community-owned ...