Care, Cooperation and Activism in Canada's Northern Social Economy
Publisher: University of Alberta Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781772121124
Subjects: Canada, social conditions; Canada, economic conditions; Cooperation, canada; Cooperative societies; Indigenous peoples, canada
Description: "People across Canada's North have created vibrant community institutions to serve a wide range of social and economic needs. Neither state-driven nor profit-oriented, these organizations form a relatively under-studied third sector of the economy. Researchers from the Social Economy Research Network of Northern Canada explore this sector through fifteen case studies, encompassing artistic, recreational, cultural, political, business, and economic development organizations that are crucial to the health and vitality of their communities. Care, Cooperation and Activism in Canada's Northern Social Economy shows the innovative diversity and utter necessity of home-grown institutions in communities across Labrador, Nunatsiavut, Nunavik, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, and Yukon. Readers, researchers, and students interested in social economy, Aboriginal studies, and northern communities will find much to enjoy and value in this book."--