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Care, Cooperation and Activism in Canada's Northern Social Economy
. Ed(S): Abele, Frances; Southcott, Chris
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Description for Care, Cooperation and Activism in Canada's Northern Social Economy
Paperback. Fifteen social economy case studies of community institutions organized by residents across Canada's north. Editor(s): Abele, Frances; Southcott, Chris. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JKS; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
People across Canada’s North have created vibrant community institutions to serve a wide range of social and economic needs. Neither state-driven nor profit-oriented, these organizations form a relatively under-studied third sector of the economy. Researchers from the Social Economy Research Network of Northern Canada explore this sector through fifteen case studies, encompassing artistic, recreational, cultural, political, business, and economic development organizations that are crucial to the health and vitality of their communities. Care, Cooperation and Activism in Canada’s Northern Social Economy shows the innovative diversity and utter necessity of home-grown institutions in communities across Labrador, Nunatsiavut, Nunavik, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, ... Read more
People across Canada’s North have created vibrant community institutions to serve a wide range of social and economic needs. Neither state-driven nor profit-oriented, these organizations form a relatively under-studied third sector of the economy. Researchers from the Social Economy Research Network of Northern Canada explore this sector through fifteen case studies, encompassing artistic, recreational, cultural, political, business, and economic development organizations that are crucial to the health and vitality of their communities. Care, Cooperation and Activism in Canada’s Northern Social Economy shows the innovative diversity and utter necessity of home-grown institutions in communities across Labrador, Nunatsiavut, Nunavik, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, Canada
ISBN
9781772120875
SKU
V9781772120875
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About . Ed(S): Abele, Frances; Southcott, Chris
Frances Abele is Professor in the School of Public Policy and Administration and Academic Director of the Carleton Centre for Community Innovation, both at Carleton University in Ottawa. Chris Southcott has been involved in community-based research in the circumpolar north for over 26 years. He has published over 100 scientific reports, books, chapters, and articles dealing with social and economic ... Read more
Reviews for Care, Cooperation and Activism in Canada's Northern Social Economy
"...the book’s chapters are accessibly written and attentive to the nuances of real communities... Together, they hold real value for those who work inside the social economy, those who care about the resilience of communities, and those who make policy.... This book, in short, is a valuable intervention – one that invites North-to-North learning. It also raises a further set ... Read more