Canada case study : co-construction of public policy for the social economy
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2011
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Chantier de l'économie sociale, Montréal, QC, CA
Abstract
Non-profits and community groups combining social and economic objectives have only begun formally organizing as a sector in the last 15 years and are most advanced in the province of Québec, where strong community sector mobilization in the mid-1990s led to the creation of the Chantier de l’économie sociale. The paper presents some notable illustrations of collaborative processes between civil society groups and all three levels of government in the development and implementation of supportive public policies. In provinces other than Québec, measures supporting the development of the social economy are targeted to specific sectors and tend to be fragmented.
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SOCIAL ECONOMY, CIVIL SOCIETY, COOPERATIVE MOVEMENTS, NON-STATE ACTORS, PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, SOCIAL JUSTICE, GRASS ROOTS GROUPS, POLICY MAKING