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  • What is the social economy? Contested ground or alternative lenses? 

    Wulff, Stuart (BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA), 2010-09-30)
    This power point presentation explores the emergence of the social economy as a field of study and examines several approaches to defining and conceptualizing the social economy. It suggests that each approach has utility ...
  • 2008 BALTA Symposium Program 

    BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) (2010-07-15)
    The BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) held its first symposium in November 2008 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This is the program for the two day event.
  • Review of Placing the Social Economy by Amin, Cameron, Hudson in 2002 

    Turok, Ivan (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 ...
  • Community-Based Recycling put on Hold: Cambridge’s failed bid to replicate the ERS 

    Knobloch, Frank (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 ...
  • Breaking The Rules : Strategies For The Survival Of Small Investment Funds 

    MacLeod, Greg (Making Waves, 1998)
    By definition, the credit needs of marginalized communities and populations are unlikely to be met by conventional means. Reflecting on the success of BCA Holdings, Inc., Greg McCleod, one of the pioneers of CED and Community ...
  • The Root of the Matter: Insiders Guide to Community Renewal #1 

    Gilson, Bob; McNair, Don; Lewis, Mike; LePage, David (Making Waves, 2004)
    A graphic history of Community Renewal that discusses how the economy became separated from society, and what we can do about it.

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