The Emergence of the Social Economy in Public Policy / L'emergence de l'Economie sociale dans les politiques publiques: An International Analysis / Une analyse internationale
The Emergence of the Social Economy in Public Policy / L'emergence de l'Economie sociale dans les politiques publiques: An International Analysis / Une analyse internationale
There is growing international recognition of the importance of the social economy, consisting of cooperatives, mutuals and non-profit organizations. The Social Economy provides resilience in financial crises, choice in a plural economy, greater social capital and the means for development of a more democratic and inclusive civil society. But questions remain: how best develop policies and institutions to exploit this potential? What policies have emerged? And why have they emerged in some countries and not in others? This ...
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There is growing international recognition of the importance of the social economy, consisting of cooperatives, mutuals and non-profit organizations. The Social Economy provides resilience in financial crises, choice in a plural economy, greater social capital and the means for development of a more democratic and inclusive civil society. But questions remain: how best develop policies and institutions to exploit this potential? What policies have emerged? And why have they emerged in some countries and not in others? This book presents work undertaken by experts and policymakers from Europe, America and Asia under the auspices of CIRIEC's International Scientific Commission on ???Social and Cooperative Economy???. After a general analysis of public policies concerning the social economy, its key features, objectives and pattern of evolution, the book provides a supranational and international approach from both a European perspective (examining the policies of European bodies) and a South American perspective. This is followed by a number of national and regional analyses. The book concludes by examining the evolution, divergence and convergence of the social economy and its integration in public policy. Face ??? la crise, coop???ratives, mutuelles et associations tentent de cr???er du capital social et de construire une soci???t??? plus d???mocratique et inclusive. L'???conomie sociale serait-elle enfin entr???e dans l'agenda politique des gouvernements ? Une vague de nouvelles lois et projets de lois d'???conomie sociale semblent le confirmer. Pourquoi ces politiques ont-elles ???merg??? dans certains pays et non d'autres ? Quelles ont ???t??? leurs port???e et limites ? Chercheurs et experts d'Europe, d'Am???rique et d'Asie ont travaill??? sous les auspices de la Commission scientifique internationale ??? ???conomie sociale et coop???rative ??? du CIRIEC pour dresser un premier bilan international de ces questions. Cet ouvrage propose dans un premier temps une analyse g???n???rale des politiques publiques en faveur de l'???conomie sociale, ??? la fois dans leur construction, leurs modalit???s, leurs objectifs et leurs ???volutions. L'analyse se place ensuite dans une double perspective europ???enne (par l'examen des politiques des instances europ???ennes) et latino-am???ricaine. Enfin, des analyses nationales et r???gionales visent ??? mettre en exergue les sp???cificit???s historiques et institutionnelles.
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