Social Economics and the Solidarity City (Hardcover)

Social Economics and the Solidarity City explores the impact and potential of the social economy as a site of urban struggle, political mobilization and community organization. The search for alternatives to the neoliberal logic governing contemporary cities has often focused on broad and ill-defined political, social and environmental movements. These alternatives sometimes fail to connect with the lived realities of the city or to change the lives of those exploited in neoliberal restructuring. This book seeks to understand the capacity of the social economy to revitalize urban ethics, local practices and tangible political alterity. Providing a critical account of the social economy and its place in urban and state restructuring, this book draws on a range of international cases to argue that the social economy can be made a transformative space. Evaluating community enterprises, social finance, and solidarity economics, author Brendan Murtagh maps the possibilities, contradictions and tactics of moving the rhetoric of the just city into local and global action.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Research in Planning and Urban Design
Release date:	September 2018
First published:	2017
Authors:	Brendan Murtagh
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	192
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-12221-5
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Urban communities Books > Earth & environment > Regional & area planning > Urban & municipal planning > General
LSN:	1-138-12221-1
Barcode:	9781138122215

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