A Review of Social Economy Research in Canada

Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-90-04-39860-3
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 15, 70 Seiten, Format (B × H): 150 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 136 g

Reihe: Brill Research Perspectives in Humanities and Social Sciences / Voluntaristics Review

Canada is a federal parliamentary democracy, officially bilingual (English and French), and one of the most multicultural countries in the world. Indeed, more than one-fifth of Canada’s population consists of first-generation immigrants, and a similar percentage classify themselves as visible minorities. A confederation of ten provinces and three territories, Canada has a current population of over 36 million people who live across an expansive geographic area that constitutes the second largest country in the world.

In this multifaceted context, the social economy of Canada plays an important role in bridging the public and private sectors to form a strong social infrastructure (Quarter, Mook, & Armstrong, 2018). It constitutes a vast range of organizations guided by social objectives including nonprofit organizations such as charities, foundations, and social enterprises; and cooperatives both non-financial and financial.

There are distinct traditions of the social economy in anglophone and francophone parts of Canada. There are also traditions specific to particular populations, such as the Black social economy (Hossein, 2013); and the Indigenous social economy (Restoule, Gruner, & Metatawabin, 2012; Sengupta, Vieta, & McMurtry, 2015; Wuttunee, 2010). In this review, we look at the anglophone research on the social economy, noting that there are also French-language research institutions and educational programs focusing on the social economy; however, a review of these is beyond our scope.

After providing an overview of the concept of social economy in Canada, we summarize research on its scope and size in the Canadian context. Next we focus on voluntaristic behaviors of giving, volunteering (formal and informal), and participating. Our focus shifts to describing the infrastructure supporting research of the sector, including key academic and umbrella associations and networks, as well as formal and informal education programs. Finally, we describe key funders of social economy research including government and foundations.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mook, Laurie

Quarter, Jack

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Volkswirtschaften einzelner Länder und Regionen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Sozialwirtschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Sozialpolitik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftssysteme, Wirtschaftsstrukturen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

A Review of Social Economy Research in Canada

Laurie Mook and Jack Quarter

Abstract

Keywords

Editor’s Introduction: Social Economy or the Solidarity Economy as Part of Nonprofit Sector Economics

Introduction

1 The Social Economy Concept

2 The Scope and Size of the Social Economy Sector

3 Research on Voluntaristic Behaviors Enabling the Social Economy

4 Educational and Research Infrastructure Supporting the Social Economy in Canada

5 Summary

Acknowledgments

Bibliography

Author Biographies

Über Autor(innen)

Laurie Mook is Associate Professor in the School of Community Resources and Development, and Research Associate at the Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation, at Arizona State University. Prior to moving to Arizona, Dr. Mook was co-director of the Social Economy Centre at the University of Toronto in Canada.

Jack Quarter is a professor at the University of Toronto, Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education in the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. He is best known for his writing and research on Canada’s social economy, and especially the study of work integration social enterprises.