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Businesses with a Difference
Balancing the Social and the Economic
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English
Published/Copyright:
2012
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Building on the popular 2010 collection Researching the Social Economy, Businesses with a Difference explores the challenges and opportunities faced by firms that seek a genuine balance between their social and economic objectives.
Author / Editor information
Mook Laurie :
Laurie Mook is an associate professor in the School of Community Resources and Development at Arizona State University.
Quarter Jack :
Jack Quarter was a professor at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto.
Ryan Sherida :
Sherida Ryan is a post-doctoral fellow, co-director of the Social Economy Centre and faculty member with the Adult Education and Community Development Program at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto.
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Preface
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Introduction
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1. Historic Changes in the Canadian Credit Union Movement
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2. Non-financial Co-operatives in Canada: 1955 to 2005
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3. Leaving and Entering the Social Economy: Factors Associated with the Conversion of Organizational Form
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4. The Difference Culture Makes: The Competitive Advantage of Reciprocal, Non-monetary Exchange
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5. Community Business Development
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6. Social Businesses in Twenty-First Century Latin America: The Cases of Argentina and Venezuela
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7. Challenges for Engaging Social Economy Businesses in Rural and Small Town Renewal
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8. Land, Self-Determination, and the Social Economy in Fort Albany First Nation
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9. Social Entrepreneurship: A Comparative Perspective
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10. Exploring Social Transformation, Financial Self-Sufficiency, and Innovation in Canadian Social Enterprises
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11. Education for the Social
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Contributors
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December 31, 2012
eBook ISBN:
9781442694477
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304
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9 figures; 1 table
eBook ISBN:
9781442694477
Audience(s) for this book
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school;College/higher education;
