Encyclopedia of the Social and Solidarity Economy

Edited by Ilcheong Yi, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD), Switzerland, et al

• Contents:Preface xviiiPART I HISTORIES, CONCEPTS AND THEORIES1 Activism and social movements 2Hamish Jenkins and Yvon Poirier2 Community economies 12Stephen Healy, Ana Inés Heras and Peter North3 Contemporary understandings 19Peter Utting4 Ecological economics 27Dražen Šimleša5 Feminist economics 37Suzanne Bergeron6 Globalization and alter-globalization 44Carmen Marcuello, Anjel Errasti and Ignacio Bretos7 Heterodox economics 53Jean-Louis Laville8 Indigenous economies 61Luciane Lucas dos Santos9 Moral economy and human economy 68Jean-Louis Laville10 Origins and histories 73Jean-Louis Laville11 Postcolonial theories 83Luciane Lucas dos Santos12 The Black social economy 92Sharon D. Wright Austin13 The commons 97Anabel RieiroPART II ACTORS AND ORGANIZATIONS14 African American and distributive justice 106Jessica Gordon-Nembhard and Ajowa Nzinga Ifateyo15 Associations and associationalism 114Bruno Frère and Laurent Gardin16 Community-based organizations 122Kiran Kamal Prasad17 Cooperatives and mutuals 132Chiyoge B. Sifa and Caroline Shenaz Hossein18 LGBT inclusion 139Vincenza Priola and Saoirse C. O’Shea19 Migrants and refugees 148Giulia Galera and Leila Giannetto20 Activism and social movements 156Edith Archambault21 Social enterprises 164Jacques Defourny and Marthe Nyssens22 Women’s self-help groups 173Christabell P.J.23 Youth 181Davorka VidovićPART III LINKAGES TO DEVELOPMENT24 Care and home support services 188Christian Jetté, Yves Vaillancourt and Catherine Lenzi25 Culture, sports and leisure sectors 195Nadine Richez-Battesti and Francesca Petrella26 Education sector 201Christina A. Clamp and Colleen E. Tapley27 Energy, water and waste management sectors 210Waltteri Katajamäki28 Finance sector 217Riccardo Bodini and Gianluca Salvatori29 Food and agriculture sector 225Judith Hitchman30 Gender equality and empowerment 232Bipasha Baruah31 Health and care sector 241Jean-Pierre Girard32 Housing sector 249Alice Pittini33 Information and communication technology (ICT) 256Raymond Saner, Lichia Saner-Yiu and Samuel Bruelisauer34 Local community development 265Luis Razeto Migliaro35 Peace and non-violence 273Smita Ramnarain36 Reduction of hunger and poverty 282Judith Hitchman37 Reduction of multidimensional inequalities 288Andrea Salustri38 Social services 296Susanne Elsen39 Sustainable investment, production and consumption 304Cynthia Giagnocavo40 The Sustainable Development Goals 311Denison Jayasooria and Ilcheong Yi41 Tourism sector 322Gilles Caire42 Work integration 330Kate Cooney, Marthe Nyssens and Mary O’ShaughnessyPART IV ENABLING ENVIRONMENT AND GOVERNANCE43 Access to markets 339Darryl Reed44 Co-optation, isomorphism and instrumentalisation 349Nadine Richez-Battesti and Francesca Petrella45 Financing 357Gianluca Salvatori and Riccardo Bodini46 Legal frameworks and laws 366David Hiez47 Local and territorial development plans 373Hamish Jenkins48 Management 383Sang-Youn Lee49 Participation, governance, collective action and democracy 389Jeová Torres Silva Junior50 Partnership and co-construction 395Marguerite Mendell51 Public policy 401Peter Utting52 Resilience in the context of multiple crises 410Beverley Mullings and Tinyan Otuomagie53 Social policy 417Ilcheong Yi54 Statistical measurement 426Marie J. Bouchard55 Supporting organizations and intermediaries 435Hamish Jenkins56 The institutional ecosystem 445Jean-Marc Fontan and Benoît Lévesque57 Working conditions and wages 454Kunle Akingbola and Carol BruntIndex 464

‘A comprehensive overview that clearly demonstrates the significant contribution of the Social and Solidarity Economy in addressing the leading issues of our time, including globalization, social justice and inequalities. This is an important resource for researchers, policymakers and other stakeholders which can be leveraged for promoting inclusive and sustainable development.’