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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788300903321

Titolo

Social and Solidarity Economy [[electronic resource] ] : Beyond the Fringe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2015

[London, England] : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2021

ISBN

1-350-22261-5

1-78360-344-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (402 p.)

Collana

Just sustainabilities: policy, planning and practice

Altri autori (Persone)

LavilleJean-Louis

Disciplina

338.927

Soggetti

Sustainable development - Social aspects

Economics - Sociological aspects

Economic development - Social aspects

Solidarity - Economic aspects

Social change

Cooperative societies

Development studies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Published in association with the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development"--Title page verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

History, theory and strategy -- Collective action and solidarity in practice.

Sommario/riassunto

As economic crises, growing inequality and climate change prompt a global debate on the meaning and trajectory of development, increasing attention is focusing on 'social and solidarity economy' as a distinctive approach to sustainable and rights-based development. While we are beginning to understand what social and solidarity economy is, what it promises and how it differs from 'business as usual', we know far less about whether it can really move beyond its fringe status in many countries and regions. Under what conditions can social and solidarity economy scale up and scale out - that is, expand in terms of the growth of social and solidarity economy organizations and enterprises, or spread horizontally within given territories? Bringing together leading researchers, blending theoretical and empirical



analysis, and drawing on experiences and case studies from multiple countries and regions, this volume addresses these questions. In so doing, it aims to inform a broad constituency of development actors, including scholars, practitioners, activists and policy makers.