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Social Economy

International Debates and Perspectives

By: Eric Shragge (Editor), Jean-Marc Fontan (Editor)

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Paperback | 1 January 2026

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An examination of the social economy' from a variety of vantage points.

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Notes on Contributors
Tendencies, Tensions and Visions in the Social Economy	p. 1
Market and Society: The Social Embeddedment of the Economy	p. 16
About the Possibility of Reversing the Process of Commodification: The Scope of the 'Non-Profit' Economy	p. 36
The Social Economy and the Neo-Conservative Agenda	p. 54
The Neo-Liberal Uses of the Social Economy: Non-Profit Organizations and Workfare in Ontario	p. 65
Reflections on Work, the Social Economy and the Dangers of Carefare	p. 81
Strange Bedfellows: Seduction of a Social Movement	p. 97
The Social Economy in Canada: The Quebec Experience	p. 112
Social Economy: A Practitioner's Viewpoint	p. 130
The Development of Mutual Benefit Societies in the Loire-Atlantique	p. 159
Globalization and the Social Economy: A North-South Perspective	p. 176
Selected Resources on the Social Economy	p. 192
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