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Scaling Up: The Convergence of the Social Economy and Sustainability
Mike Gismondi
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Description for Scaling Up: The Convergence of the Social Economy and Sustainability
Paperback. Editor(s): Gismondi, Mike; Connelly, Sean; Beckie, Mary. Series: Athabasca University Press. Num Pages: 380 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; KCS; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
When citizens take collaborative action to meet the needs of theircommunity, they are participating in the social economy. Co-operatives,community-based social services, local non-profit organizations, andcharitable foundations are all examples of social economies thatemphasize mutual benefit rather than the accumulation of profit. Whilesuch groups often participate in market-based activities to achievetheir goals, they also pose an alternative to the capitalist marketeconomy. Contributors to Scaling Up investigated innovativesocial economies in British Columbia and Alberta and discovered thatachieving a social good through collective, grassroots enterpriseresulted in a sustainable way of satisfying human needs that was also,by extension, environmentally responsible. As these case studiesillustrate, ... Read more
When citizens take collaborative action to meet the needs of theircommunity, they are participating in the social economy. Co-operatives,community-based social services, local non-profit organizations, andcharitable foundations are all examples of social economies thatemphasize mutual benefit rather than the accumulation of profit. Whilesuch groups often participate in market-based activities to achievetheir goals, they also pose an alternative to the capitalist marketeconomy. Contributors to Scaling Up investigated innovativesocial economies in British Columbia and Alberta and discovered thatachieving a social good through collective, grassroots enterpriseresulted in a sustainable way of satisfying human needs that was also,by extension, environmentally responsible. As these case studiesillustrate, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
AU Press Canada
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
Series
Athabasca University Press
Number of Pages
380
Place of Publication
EDMONTON, Canada
ISBN
9781771990219
SKU
V9781771990219
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About Mike Gismondi
Mike Gismondi is professor of sociology and globalstudies in the Centre for Social Sciences at Athabasca University.Sean Connelly is currently lecturer in geography atthe University of Otago and a research associate with the Centre forSustainable Community Development at Simon Fraser University.Mary Beckie is an associate professor in theUniversity of Alberta’s Faculty of Extension. SeanMarkey is an associate professor with the ... Read more
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