Understanding the Social Economy

A Canadian Perspective, Second Edition

Jack Quarter, Laurie Mook, Ann Armstrong (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

424 Seiten

2017
University of Toronto Press (Verlag)
978-1-4875-2033-5 (ISBN)

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The second edition of Understanding the Social Economy expands upon the authors' ground-breaking examination of organizations founded upon a social mission - social enterprises, non-profits, co-operatives, credit unions, and community development associations.

Suitable for courses addressing community economic development, non-profit organizations, co-operatives and the social economy more broadly, the second edition of Understanding the Social Economy expands on the authors’ ground-breaking examination of organizations founded on a social mission – social enterprises, non-profits, co-operatives, credit unions, and community development organizations.

While the role of the private and public sectors are very much in the public light, the social economy is often taken for granted. However, try to imagine a society without the many forms of organizations that form the social economy: social service organizations, arts and recreation organizations, ethno-cultural associations, social clubs, self-help groups, universities and colleges, hospitals and other healthcare providers, foundations, housing co-operatives, or credit unions. Not only do these organizations provide valuable services, but they employ many people, and purchase goods and services. They are both social and economic entities. Understanding the Social Economy illustrates how organizations in the social economy interact with the other sectors of the economy and highlights the important social infrastructure that these organizations create.

The second edition contains six new case studies as well three new chapters addressing leadership and strategic management, and human resources management. A much-needed work on an important but neglected facet of organizational studies, Understanding the Social Economy continues to be an invaluable resource for the classroom and for participants working in the social sector.

Jack Quarter was a professor at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto. Laurie Mook is an associate professor in the School of Community Resources and Development at Arizona State University. Ann Armstrong is the director of the Social Enterprise Initiative at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto.

PART 1: AN OVERVIEW OF THE SOCIAL ECONOMY

1. An Introduction to Canada’s Social Economy

PART 2: THE COMPONENTS OF THE SOCIAL ECONOMY

2. Social Economy Businesses
3. Community Economic Development Organizations
4. Public Sector Non-profits
5. Civil Society Organizations

PART 3: CRITICAL ISSUES

6. Organizational Design and Governance Strategies
7. Leadership and Strategic Management
8. Human Resources Management
9. Financing
10. Social Accounting

PART 4: CONCLUSIONS

11. Summary and Concluding Thoughts

References
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	31.01.2018
Verlagsort	Toronto
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	740 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management
	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Makroökonomie
ISBN-10	1-4875-2033-6 / 1487520336
ISBN-13	978-1-4875-2033-5 / 9781487520335
Zustand	Neuware