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    • BALTA Project A11 - Survival rates of co-ops in BC and Alberta 

      Restakis, John; Aasgard, Michele; Murray, Carol; Stringham, Richard (2010-08-13)
      This proposal/plan document outlines a research project of the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA). The project is exploring factors impacting on the survival of recently incorporated co-operatives in Alberta ...
    • C7 Project Follow Up (Part 1) and Social Co-ops & Social Care 

      Restakis, John (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 ...
    • Co-op Elder Care in Canada: A Call to Action 

      Restakis, John (British Columbia Co-operative Association, 2008-06)
      This report is the result of the work of a two year National Task Force on Co-op Elder Care that was established by the Canadian Co-operative Association. It explores the state of co-op elder care in Canada, considers the ...
    • Co-op Housing Futures: A Spatial Design Research Approach 

      Keough, Noel (2010-08-10)
      This proposal/plan document outlines a research project of the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA). The project explores the potential impact of a participatory action research process using an environmental ...
    • Co-op Survival Rates in Alberta 

      Stringham, Richard; Lee, Celia (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 

      Murray, Carol (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 ...
    • The Emilian Model - Profile of a Co-operative Economy 

      Restakis, John (2007-09-18)
      Restakis, John John is a co-investigator in the BALTA node and he is the director of a partner organization, the BC Co-operative Association. Emilia-Romagna is a region in Italy that is among the most economically ...
    • Establishing a Co-op Development System in BC & Alberta 

      Murray, Carol; Aasgard, Michele; Restakis, John (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 ...
    • Participatory Action-Oriented Design as a Catalyst for a Canadian Cooperative Housing Renaissance 

      Keough, Noel; Braun, Brad (2010-07-11)
      This presentation explores the results of a participatory action research process undertaken as part of BALTA research project A7 - Co-op Housing Futures: A Spatial Design Research Approach. The project involved a team of ...
    • Project A2-2007 Co-operative Models of Social Care 

      Restakis, John; Girard, Jean-Pierre; Borzaga, Carlo; Zamagni, Stephano (2007-04-10)
      The project will examine the specific role played by co-operatives in the design and delivery of social care. In recent years, there has been a major shift both in public policy and in public expectations concerning the ...
    • Revolution Within A Revolution: Québec's experiment with co-operative health care & social service delivery 

      Girard, Jean-Pierre (Making Waves, 2003)
      Québec's decade of experimentation with health care and social service co-operatives has given rise to a reconfiguration of the actors in the health system. No longer do people talk about a system with two actors. Rather ...
    • Sectoral Strategies in CED: Critical factors in the success of CHCA & Childspace 

      Kreiner, Sherman (Making Waves, 2003)
      Scale and markets notwithstanding, Cooperative Home Care Associates (New York City) and Childspace Day Care Centers (Philadelphia) have plenty to teach Canada's co-operators and other CED activists. Kreiner challenges CED ...
    • Seikatsu Consumer Coop: Scaling-up Food System Transformation 

      Connelly, Sean (2010-09-25)
      This case study is part of a research program of the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) looking at local food, sustainability and the social economy. It examines the Seikatsu Consumer Co-operative in ...
    • SERC 2: Natural Resources, Local Development, Social Economic Enterprises and Rural Revitalization in Alberta - Preliminary Background to Co-operatives in Alberta 

      Aupers, Wendy (2010-07-13)
      This is one of several preliminary scoping studies undertaken for Social Economy Research Cluster (SERC) 2 within the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA). This SERC focuses on the role of the social economy ...
    • Supporting Innovative Co-operative Development: The Case of the Nova Scotia Co-operative Development System 

      Soots, Lena K.; Perry, Stewart E.; Cowan, Jamie (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 ...
    • Synergia Project 

      Synergia (2014-02-10)
      The Synergia Project is a new initiative whose purpose is to promote online learning technology to support the diffusion of co-operative knowledge (both formal and tacit) and practice to meet the challenges of building a ...
    • Visioning Sunnyhill: Executive Report 

      AbuHafeetha, Maha; Adams, Kira; Knapik, Matt; Robertson, Krista; Schurig, Deeter (2010-07-11)
      This report and an accompanying presentation were developed as part of BALTA research project A7 - Co-op Housing Futures: A Spatial Design Research Approach. The project involved a team of Environmental Design students ...
    • Visioning Sunnyhill: Presentation 

      AbuHafeetha, Maha; Adams, Kira; Knapik, Matt; Robertson, Krista; Schurig, Deeter (2010-07-11)
      This presentation and an accompanying report were developed as part of BALTA research project A7 - Co-op Housing Futures: A Spatial Design Research Approach. The project involved a team of Environmental Design students at ...
    • Westlock Grain Terminals : A Case Study 

      Cabaj, Paul; Gismondi, Mike; Stringham, Richard; Wood, Darren (2009-11-24)
      This presentation to the 2009 symposium of the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) reports on a case study of Westlock Grain Terminals, a new generation co-operative in Alberta, Canada.
    • Westlock Grain Terminals : A Case Study 

      Cabaj, Paul; Gismondi, Mike; Stringham, Richard; Wood, Darren (Alberta Community & Co-operative Association (ACCA), 2009)
      This is a case study of Westlock Grain Terminals, a very successful new generation co-operative located in Westlock, Alberta. In 2002, when the community found out that their grain terminal was going to be sold, they ...


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