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Scaling Up
- The Convergence of the Social Economy and Sustainability
Engelsk
Bogcover for Scaling Up af , 9781771990219
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
380
ISBN-13:
9781771990219
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
177199021X
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
1 feb 2016
Størrelse i cm:
15,6 x 22,9 x 2,1
Forlag:
Oplagsdato:
1 feb 2016

Scaling Up

- The Convergence of the Social Economy and Sustainability
Engelsk
Paperback 2016
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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.
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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
380
ISBN-13:
9781771990219
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
177199021X
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
1 feb 2016
Størrelse i cm:
15,6 x 22,9 x 2,1
Forlag:
Oplagsdato:
1 feb 2016
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