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The Great Transition: Navigating Social, Economic, Ecological Change in Turbulent Times
(BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA), 2009-10)
Trans-disciplinary thinking by evolutionary, social, and ecological economists from the mid-1970s pointed to a new paradigm from which working models are emerging. This paper illustrates their relevance to a context where ...
BALTA Project D11 – Role of Social Enterprise in Employment Services in the British Columbia Context
(2010-08-21)
This project proposal/plan outlines planned research of the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA). The project is examining the growing sector of social enterprises providing employment for marginalized ...
Market Failure, Peak Oil and Global Insecurity: Can social enterprise respond?
(BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA), 2008-04-10)
This presentation was made to a public event in Vancouver on April 10, 2008. It explored a range of global crises that pose severe economic, social and ecological challenges and suggested ways in which social enterprise ...
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 ...
Social Enterprise Partnerships: Tools for Conviviality
(2008-11-14)
Pat Conaty is a UK-based BALTA collaborator with the New Economics Foundation. His presentation to the 2008 BALTA symposium focused on financing and legal frameworks for the social enterprise sector, both generally and ...
Social Enterprise Practices in Britain and Europe
(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 overview of social ...
BALTA Newsletter - Autumn 2010 - Winter 2011
(2011-03-22)
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.
BALTA Newsletter - Summer 2011
(2011-09-21)
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.
The Social Economy in Quebec
(2007-11-03)
The paper, delivered at a public event in Sidney, BC, Canada, on October 19, 2006, presents an overview of the social economy in Quebec and suggests some lessons that might be relevant to other contexts.
BALTA Project C16 - Strength, Size, Scope: A Survey of Social Enterprises in Alberta and British Columbia
(2011-01-05)
This report documents new research showing that social enterprises, businesses operated by non-profit organizations for the dual purpose of generating income and creating a social, environmental, and cultural value, are ...