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Our class : Licence Pro A.G.E.E.S 2007-2008|Grace Episode
The Social Economy in CanadaIn 2005, the Canadian government opened access to its resources and programs to social enterprises. For the many Canadians who had been working for years to construct a more democratic and inclusive society through citizen-based action, this initiative was welcomed as a long-awaited recognition of a growing movement. The term itself“social economy”is rather new to most Canadians living outside of Quebec and is defined as“Separate from the private sector and government . . . . and [including ]co-operatives, foundations, credit unions, non-profit organizations, the voluntary sector, charities and social economy enterprises”. (- Western Economic Diversification Canada).Given the ongoing debate about the definition of the social economy and its inclusiveness, many people prefer to describe the social economy in Canada in terms of its association-based economics which are“founded on values of : -Service to members of community rather than generating profits; -Autonomous management (not government or market controlled); -Democratic decision-making; -Primacy of persons and work over capital”( CCEDNet National Policy Council, Social Economy Roundtable Consultation Briefing Notes, 2005) If you want to know more about what’s new in the social economy in Canada, check out the following websites: -Social Economy Student Network (SESN), based in University of Victoria, British Columbia http://socialeconomy.info/en/english /http://socialeconomy.info/fr/francais -Conseil pan-canadien du développementéconomique communautaire des femmes - http://www.cwcedc-cpdecf.org/ -Imagine Canada - http://www.imaginecanada.ca/ -Le Chantier del’économie sociale - http://www.chantier.qc.ca/
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