Scaling Up
The Convergence of the Social Economy and Sustainability
Häftad, Engelska, 2016
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Fri frakt för medlemmar vid köp för minst 249 kr.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, organizations that are capable of harnessing the power of asocial economy generally demonstrate a commitment to three outcomes:greater social justice, financial self-sufficiency, and environmentalsustainability. Within the matrix of these three allied principles lienew strategic directions for the politics of sustainability.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2016-02-01
- Mått152 x 229 x 21 mm
- Vikt600 g
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor380
- FörlagAU Press
- ISBN9781771990219