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Social Economy in the Co-Construction of Public Policy by Yves Vaillancourt (2008)

Posted by Heather Acton on July 16th, 2008 filed in Uncategorized

A new article of interest has been published and added to our Social Economy Bibliography.
Vaillancourt, Yves. (2008). Social Economy in the Co-Construction of Public Policy. (Translated from the French by the Social Economy Hub for the Public Policy Committee. (pdf)
In this paper, we will be talking a great deal about the democratization of public policy [...]

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Government Policies towards Community Economic Development and the Social Economy in Quebec and Manitoba - Final Report Now Available

Posted by Heather Acton on July 15th, 2008 filed in Uncategorized

Government Policies Towards Community Economic Development and the Social Economy in Quebec and Manitoba by John Loxley and Dan Simpson (CL5-04-MB). Please see the Final Report (pdf) for this project.
A bit about the project:
This paper explores the state of CED/social economy activities in both Quebec and Manitoba and recent government policies in support of them. [...]

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Evaluation of Saskatoon Urban Aboriginal Strategy - Final Report Now Available

Posted by Heather Acton on July 15th, 2008 filed in Uncategorized

Evaluation of Saskatoon Urban Aboriginal Strategy: A Research Report by Isobel Findlay and Cara Spence (CL1-23-SK). Please see the Final Report (pdf) for this project.
A bit about the project:
The purpose of this comprehensive evaluation is to review the administrative structure and processes that have been established by the UAS (Urban Aboriginal Strategy) Saskatoon project, and [...]

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Aboriginal Funding Database - Final Report Now Available

Posted by Heather Acton on July 14th, 2008 filed in Uncategorized

Aboriginal Funding Database by Isobel Findlay, Cara Spence and Karen Lynch (CL1-14-SK). Please see the Final Report (pdf) for this project.
A bit about the project:
In response to the community’s demand for a more responsive and transparent process for the funding of programs geared towards Aboriginal people, the UAS (Urban Aboriginal Strategy) Steering Committee sought to [...]

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Harvest Moon Project - On the Road to Discovery with Colin Anderson

Posted by Heather Acton on July 10th, 2008 filed in Uncategorized

Colin Anderson (Researcher with Projects, Harvest Moon Society Marketing Cooperative: Building Social Capital through an Alternative Food Economy - CL1-12-MB, and Beyond Local: Building Urban-Rural Solidarity Through Food Relationships - CL1-25- MB) writes on June 27, 2008:
“I am currently on the road, in Calgary on a whirlwind tour of alternative food initiatives in Western Canada.  [...]

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Sustainable Financing for the Social Economy - Final Reports Now Available

Posted by Heather Acton on July 9th, 2008 filed in Uncategorized

We are half way through the overall social economy project and that means that final reports for the various individual projects are starting to roll in.
The most recent projects for which final reports have been completed are:
Sustainable Financing for the Social Economy, Phases 1 and 2, by Wanda Wuttunee, Martin Chicilo, Russ Rothney, and Lois [...]

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