Placing the Social Economy (Contemporary Politicaleconomy, 7)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Routledge
Published: June 28, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780415260886
Subjects: Central government policies; Political economy; Business & Economics; Politics / Current Events; Business/Economics; United Kingdom, Great Britain; Economics - Theory; Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare; Business & Economics / Economics / Theory; Forecasting; Contracting out; Great Britain; Human services; Mixed economy; Social service
First sentence: In its current usage the term social economy refers to not-for-profit activity geared towards meeting social needs: The 'Social Economy' constitutes a broad range of activities which have the potential to provide opportunities for local people and communities to engage in all stages of the process of local economic regeneration and job creation, from the identification of basic needs to the operationalisation of initiatives.