Scaling Up: The Convergence of Social Economy and Sustainability

• Main Author: Edited by Mike Gismondi, Sean Connelly, Mary Beckie, Sean Markey, and Mark Roseland (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Athabasca University Press 2016
• Subjects: sustainable development; environment; economics; credit unions; Alberta; cooperatives; British Columbia
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

When citizens take collaborative action to meet the needs of their community, they are participating in the social economy. Co-operatives, community-based social services, local non-profit organizations, and charitable foundations are all examples of social economies that emphasize mutual benefit ra...