B.C. - Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA): Recent submissions
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BALTA Mapping Workplan - 2008-2009
(2009-02-13)This document summarizes the annual research plans of the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance with respect to its mapping program to survey and document social economy organizations in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. -
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 ... -
2008 Summary of Results: BALTA Social Economy Survey - Fall 2008
(2009-02-12)The BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) is a regional collaboration of organizations engaged in research initiatives to strengthen the foundations of the social economy in western Canada. Undertaken by the ... -
Innovative Uses of Co-operative Housing Assets
(2009-01-16)As housing co-operatives start to reach the point where they are retiring their mortgages, questions arise as to whether and how those assets might be leveraged to further support the needs of the affordable and co-operative ... -
Power Point Presentation for Congress 2008. Sustainability, the Social economy, and the Eco-Social Crisis
(2009-01-05)Slide Show of paper -
Sustainability, the Social Economy, and the Eco-social Crisis: Traveling Concepts and Bridging Fields
(2009-01-05)Current global issues such as climate change and peak oil have brought attention to the severity and complexity of our eco-social crisis and called for local action and community-based solutions. There is a need for middle ... -
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 ... -
Co-op Elder Care in Canada: A Call to Action
(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 ... -
BALTA Bits & Bites - Spring 2008
(BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA), 2008-07)This is the quarterly newsletter of the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA). It contains news about BALTA and social economy developments in Alberta and British Columbia. -
Summary of Preliminary Results: BALTA Social Economy Survey Spring 2008
(2008-08-11)The BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) is a regional collaboration of organizations engaged in research initiatives to strengthen the foundations of the social economy in western Canada. Undertaken by the ... -
BALTA Bits & Bites - January-February 2008
(BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA), 2008-02-29)This is the bi-monthly newsletter of the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA). It contains news about BALTA and social economy developments in Alberta and British Columbia. -
BALTA Bits & Bites - November-December 2007
(BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA), 2007-12-31)This is the bi-monthly newsletter of the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA). It contains news about BALTA and social economy developments in Alberta and British Columbia. -
BALTA SURVEY- READ ONLY VERSION PDF
(2008-03-01)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. -
Review of Placing the Social Economy by Amin, Cameron, Hudson in 2002
(2008-02-18)This book offers a challenging assessment of the merits of the social economy, with far-reaching implications for policy and attitudes towards the social economy. It analyses the performance of this sector in different parts ... -
Place-based Public Policy: Towards a New Urban and Community Agenda for Canada
(Canadian Policy Research Networks, 2005-03)To inform the efforts to address this new policy challenge now under way across Canada, this paper explores experiences in Britain, Europe and the United States. Governments there started earlier than Canada and have ... -
Mapping the Social Economy in BC and Alberta: Towards a Strategic Approach
(BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA), 2006-08)This paper sets out a general framework and taxonomy within which the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance could define a focus for its initial approach to mapping of the social economy in British Columbia and ... -
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 ... -
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 Highlights - January-February 2007
(BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA), 2007-02)An update/newsletter on development of the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA).