Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Tables and Figures ix
4. Acknowledgements xi
5. Introduction. Social Economics and Sustainability 1
6. 1 Towards Convergence: An Exploratory Framework 7
7. 2 The Green Social Economy in British Columbia and Alberta 27
8. 3 The Role of the Social Economy in Scaling Up Alternative Food Initiatives 59
9. 4 Human Services and the Caring Society 83
10. 5 Towards Sustainable Resource Management: Community Energy and Forestry in British Columbia and Alberta 113
11. 6 Evolving Conceptions of the Social Economy: The Arts, Culture, and Tourism in Alert Bay 147
12. 7 Non-Profit and Co-operative Organizations and the Provision of Social Housing 169
13. 8 Land Tenure Innovations for Sustainable Communities 193
14. 9 Sustaining Social Democracy Through Heritage-Building Conservation 221
15. 10 Strong Institutions, Weak Strategies: Credit Unions and the Rural Social Economy 247
16. Conclusion. “Social Economizing” Sustainability 269
17. List of Contributors 297