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Record Nr.

UNINA9910150167503321

Titolo

Care, cooperation and activism in Canada's northern social economy / / Frances Abele & Chris Southcott, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edmonton, Alberta : , : Polynya Press, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-77212-112-6

1-77212-110-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

334.0971

Soggetti

Cooperative societies - Canada, Northern

Cooperation - Canada, Northern

Indigenous peoples - Canada, Northern - Social conditions

Canada, Northern Social conditions Case studies

Canada, Northern Economic conditions Case studies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Sommario/riassunto

"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, and Yukon. Readers, researchers, and students interested in social economy, Aboriginal studies, and northern communities will find much to enjoy and value in this book."--